THE CORRELATION BETWEEN LEADERSHIP EMPATHY AND KNOWLEDGE ON DUTY AND THE ABILITY IN IMPLEMENTING SCHOOL HEADMASTER ROLES AS A SCHOOL MANAGER OF KINDERGARTEN IN BENGKULU CITY.

The objective of this research is to describe the correlation between leadership
empathy and knowledge on duty and the ability in implmenting school headmaster roles
as school manager of kindergartens in Bengkulu city. The method used in this study
was correlation with closed survey. The population were 70 headmaster of kindergarten
in Bengkulu city. The sampling technique used was equal sampling technique. Forty
headmasters were chosen using the technique. A set of questionnaire was used to
rescareh. The data were then analysed by descriptive and inferential statistical
analyses. The results show that; first, there is a positive correlation between leadership
empathy and the ability to implement the roles of kindergarten headmasters, correlation
coeficience of ry1 = 0,687; secord, there is a positive correlation between the knowledge
on duty and the ability in implementing their roles of kindergarten headmasters.
Correlalation coeficieonce of ry2 = 0,9815; third, there is a positive correlation between
leadership empathy and the knowledge on duty and the ability to implement their roles
of kindergarten headmaster. Correlation coeficience of ry12 = 0,5509.