%L UNY24892
%J International Conference on Vocational Education and Training (ICVET) 2012
%D 2012
%A Marwanti
%I Yogyakarta State University
%T THE EMPOWERMENT OF VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLS (SMK)
BASED TOTAL QUALITY CONCEPT
%K SMK and Quality concept
%X Empowering is one of the main functions of management, like, planning, organizing, controlling and other
functions of management. In vocational high school, this implies that empowerment is a continuous and
connected duty and responsibility of the headmaster.
Total quality management in educational field is a continuous or connected improvement process conducted by
the headmaster in order to achieve the qualified schools. The headmaster as the highest management plays an
important role in the implementation of total quality management (TQM) in the school. The concept of qualified
school is a concept that needs to be considered by the headmaster. The headmaster needs to understand TQM as
a philosophy, a method, a technique, and a management strategy to improve the quality of the school, because
the performance of school organization is always assessed by the society nowadays. The headmaster and
teachers needs to understand the society’s expectations towards the school. It is related to how to create an
effective school in order to achieve the expectations of the society as the customer of education.