The purpose of this research was to examine the influence of egalitarian cultural factors and a more dominant
leadership style in principal leadership practices. The research sample was determined based on urban and inner�city zones with a total of 134 samples consisting of 8 school principals, 32 deputy principals, and 94 teachers.
Stratified random utilized a survey design with quantitative methods, in which data were collected using a
questionnaire as an instrument. Data were analyzed by utilizing SPSS 2.0 to calculate mean, percentage, standard
deviation, Pearson correlation, and Stepwise multiple regression analysis. The results showed that learning
leadership was more dominant and had the highest influence compared to the other two leadership styles. Four
dimensions of transformational leadership influence simultaneously, the dominant influence is given by the
Idealized Influence dimension. Two dimensions of learning leadership affect effective learning. The greatest
influence is provided by the dimension of learning supervision. Four of the five indicators of Minangkabau cultural
values have a significant effect on the leadership of the principals.
Keywords: Culture, effective learning, leadership, matrilineal society