International Journal of Graduate Research and Review

97-109

Authors: Badaruddin, Fathurrahman, Nawawi Natsir, dan Muh. Nawawi

This study aims to determine the effect of school principal transformational leadership partially on the learning performance of state junior high school teachers in Pasangkayu Regency; know the effect of the principal's managerial competence partially on the learning performance of state junior high school teachers in Pasangkayu Regency; know how much influence the transformational leadership and managerial competence of school principals together have on the learning performance of state junior high school teachers in Pasangkayu Regency; to find new concepts or novelty in public administration especially in the study of human resources related to transformational leadership theory, managerial competence and performance. This research uses quantitative research methods. The research data were processed descriptively and inferentially using SPSS Version 22.0 and SEM Software Model AMOS Version 23.0. The research locations were in Pasangkayu Regency in all State First Middle Schools under the auspices of the Pasangkayu Regency Education Office. The number of state junior high schools is 41 schools with a total of 671 teachers, both civil servant and non-civil servant teachers. The number of research samples taken by stratified random sampling. Hypothesis 1 test results obtained that partially transformational leadership has a positive and significant effect on teacher learning performance. Hypothesis 2 test results obtained that the partial managerial competence of school principals has a positive and significant effect on teacher learning performance. Hypothesis 3 test results obtained that simultaneously transformational leadership and managerial competence of school principals have a positive and significant effect on teacher learning performance.

120-123

Authors: Anisha Tiwari, Sarmila Belbase

A survey research was conducted in Tanahun district to assess the value chain analysis of cucumber. Total sample size of 70 farmers from two rural municipalities were selected by purposive selection method. To study the marketing aspect, 15 traders (wholesaler, retailer) were selected. Semi-structured interview schedule was administered for household survey for primary data and secondary data were collected through different journals, articles, related websites, DADO profile, weather stations etc. Different descriptive statistics were used for the analysis using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) and MS-excel. The B/C ratio was 3.48 and human labor was the major cost among the total costs of cucumber cultivation. Market margin was NRs.32/kg and producer’s share is 36% percent in the mostly used market channel. The gross revenue is NRs.10,86,917 per ha. and the farmer’s gate price of cucumber is NRs18/kg and consumer’s price is NRs.50/kg. in the most used market channel. Four types of marketing channel were found. Middlemen had major influence on price fixation. Majority of farmers (37.1%) were dissatisfied with the market price of cucumber. Almost all the farmers had not heard or done anything for value addition of cucumber. Low market price was major marketing problem faced by the producers. Despite the low productivity and market problem, farmers were still interested to grow cucumber. The study indicated cucumber farming could be highly profitable and export-oriented enterprise in Tanahun.