TY - JOUR T1 - Mindful Leadership: The Ability of Leader to Establish Connection to Others, Community, and Deal with Changes Skillfully-A Case Study of Buddhist Higher Education Institute Leader AU - Burmansah, Burmansah AU - Rugaıyah, Rugaiyah AU - Mukhtar, Mukhneri PY - 2019 DA - December DO - 10.31458/iejes.618343 JF - International e-Journal of Educational Studies JO - IEJES PB - Tamer KUTLUCA WT - DergiPark SN - 2602-4241 SP - 133 EP - 149 VL - 4 IS - 7 LA - en AB - This research is a single case study usinga qualitative approach that produces descriptive data consisting of written ororal words resulted from interviews and observation. The research was carriedout at the Institute of Advanced Buddhist Studies – Plum Village BuddhistMonastery Upper Hamlet of France. The research procedures used in this casestudy consist of six steps of case study research by Robert K. Yin namely: plan, design,prepare-share, collect-design, analyze-collect or collect analyze, and share.The research data collection was obtained by purposive sampling and snowballsampling involving researchers and informants such as the leader (Abbot) ofIABS – Upper Hamlet, policymakers, and policy actors. Data analysis techniquesare used through pattern matching, explanation making, and analyzing data timeseries. This research found that through mindful leadership the leader has theability to deal with other parties, communities, and directing changeskillfully. Leadership that focuses on the connections formed between leadersand followers, it is seen in various aspects which show that therelationship formed between the leader and members ofthe community is so close and directed. 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