THE SITUATIONAL BEHAVIOR ORIENTATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL SUPERVISION: A MULTISITE STUDY

This study was aimed at disclosing the instructional behavior orientation at public middle schools in Blitar, East Java, Indonesia. The focuses of this study were: (1) design of the instructional supervision behavior orientation, (2) implementa-tion of the instructional supervision behavior orientation, and (3) outcomes of the instructional behavior orientation. This research employed qualitative approach with multisite study design. Data were collected by using interview, documen-tation, and obser-vation. Data were analyzed by using the combination of inter-active and modified analysis. Results of this research revealed that the instruc-tional supervision behavior orientation turned out to be the situational orientation of instructional behavior comprising 4 (four) orientation, i,e. Showing directively, Showing persuasively, Participating interactively and Trusting delegative-ly. Such orientations turned out to significantly relate to teachers’ competency and performance enhancement.