THE INFLUENCE OF PRINCIPAL INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP, PEDAGOGICAL COMPETENCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE ON THE WORK PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN SOUTHEASTERN SABAH

This concept paper discusses the principal's instructional leadership, teacher's pedagogical competence and organizational climate on the work performance of secondary school teachers in Southeast Sabah. This study will use quantitative method and a non-experimental research design. In addition, this study will use a survey method, and the sample consists of 346 secondary school teachers in the Southeast state of Sabah, who will be selected using a simple random sampling technique. In addition, questionnaires will be used to obtain raw data. Pearson's Correlation and Multiple Regression tests using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPPS) will be used in this study. This research is expected to make an important contribution to the understanding of the factors that influence the work performance of teachers in secondary schools. The practical implications of this research is the need for greater attention to the development of principals' instructional leadership, the development of teachers' pedagogical competence, and the improvement of the organizational climate in schools as an effort to improve teacher work performance and the overall quality of education.