Principals’ Strategies In Developing A Productive And Collaborative Teachers’ Work Environment At Tk Bina Nusantara

Abstract

This qualitative descriptive study analyzes the strategies employed by the principal of TK Bina Nusantara in developing a productive and collaborative teachers’ work environment. The study involved 13 participants consisting of one principal, six senior teachers, four junior teachers, and two educational staff members. Data were collected through in-depth interviews, participant observation, and document analysis, and analyzed using the Miles and Huberman model with triangulation to ensure validity. The findings reveal that effective strategies include strengthening the school vision, providing adequate ICT facilities, implementing weekly Professional Learning Communities, lesson study, internal subject-teacher forums, coaching and mentoring, and clinical supervision. These strategies are supported by visionary leadership but constrained by administrative workload and disparities in teachers’ competencies. The study produces a conceptual model for developing teachers’ work environments and recommends structured Professional Learning Communities, document digitalization, and performance-based recognition to support sustainable transformation in early childhood education institutions.