The impact of Islamic educational management on teachers’ professional performance through Islamic teaching competence
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Purpose − examines the influence of Islamic education management on teacher professional performance with Islamic teaching competency as the mediator.
Method – this study involved 295 madrasah teachers in Indonesia. The research data were collected through a Likert-scale survey. In addition to descriptive and correlational analyses, data analysis included Partial Least Squares-based Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM).
Findings − Islamic education management had a significant impact on Islamic teaching competency and teacher professional performance, Islamic teaching competency significantly influenced teacher professional performance, and Islamic education management influenced teacher professional performance through Islamic teaching competency.
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