CONCEPT PAPER OF PRINCIPAL DISTRIBUTIVE LEADERSHIP, VIRTUAL PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY, MOTIVATION, AND LEADERSHIP OF SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN SABAH STATE

This concept paper discusses four variables which are the principal's distributive leadership, virtual professional learning community, motivation and leadership of secondary school teachers in the state of Sabah. The approach that will be used in this study is a quantitative approach and non-experimental research design. The research method that will be used is the survey method. A total of 375 secondary school teachers throughout the state of Sabah will be involved as a study sample selected using a simple random sampling technique. The raw data obtained by using the questionnaire instrument will be analyzed using the Pearson Correlation test and Multiple Regression using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPPS) as well as Path Analysis using AMOS (Analysis Moment of Structure) software. This study is very important to be conducted because the findings that will be obtained later will explain the aspects that will affect the leadership of secondary school teachers in the state of Sabah and the actions that should be taken to empower the teaching profession and improve the effectiveness of the national education system, especially from the aspect of teacher leadership.