Regional Education Office Research Articles

유치원 방과후 과정 운영 질 제고를 위한 사례연구

Objectives This study aimed to enhance the quality of after-school programs in kindergartens by visiting kindergartens with exemplary after-school operations and examining their management practices. Methods Through the cooperation of officials from regional education offices, kindergartens with notable after-school program operations were recommended, and eight kindergartens across the country were visited. Data related to the operational cases of each kindergarten were collected, and interviews were conducted with principals and teachers. The study examined how after-school programs are conducted through various procedures, processes, and interactions within different kindergarten contexts. Results The results indicated that high-quality after-school programs in kindergartens were managed through various methods, including the operation of professional learning communities, adherence to play-centered after-school programs true to their essence, the appointment of dedicated after-school teachers, community-linked after-school programs, and the establishment of care systems for children. Care systems for children were often established in rural kindergartens and operated in forms such as all-day care, Saturday care, intensive care during farming seasons, and care linked to local children's centers. Conclusions This study suggests the need for a change in perception about after-school programs among principals and curriculum teachers, recognition and training support for after-school teachers and connection with local communities.

공공환경 관점에서의 통학로 주변 공사안전 가설시설물 공공디자인 적용에 관한 탐색적 연구

This study aims to empirically explore the necessity of expanding the application of public design to facilities affected by social changes, and to explore operational and management directions accordingly. Through this research, it identifies the target facilities around schools where public design should be applied in construction sites, proposes directions for applying public design, and provides foundational data for future local governments and regional education offices to implement. The study aims to propose practical plans for the concrete realization of public design while diagnosing issues and suggesting improvements, drawing from domestic discussions on the social role of public design and related legislation and manuals. It proposes operational directions for the application of public design to hypothetical facilities around school construction sites in three dimensions: expanding types of public design applications and developing standard designs, establishing operational management systems, and advancing basic and operational plans for promoting public design. Through these efforts, it is expected that public sentiment regarding the impact on educational facilities due to construction will expand in terms of the right to education, thereby fostering community interest and achieving social prescriptions through regional environmental management.

“Cansada, agobiada, frustrada”: Desafíos emocionales de docentes de inglés en primaria durante la pandemia: Estudio de caso en San Carlos, Costa Rica

Introduction. COVID-19’s health crisis put a hold on all educational processes worldwide. This was not the exception for Costa Rica at the Ministry of Education. In March 2020, it was proposed that distance education was going to be put into practice. Purpose. This paper focuses on the feelings the participants communicated during the study. This was part of a principal investigation that used a case study methodology based on inductive qualitative research. It had the purpose of describing the perceptions of four English primary school teachers from the Dirección Regional de Educación San Carlos (San Carlos Regional Education Office) regarding distance education during the sanitary emergency of COVID-19. Methodology. Data were collected through in-depth interviews, lesson plans, and video recordings of pedagogical mediation and professional contexts. The data were analyzed using semantic categories from content analysis (Hatch, 2002) and the Web Qualitative Data Analysis (webQDA) software (Costa et al., 2019). Results. Results suggest that teachers reported experiencing a range of emotions before and during the pandemic, with the majority being negative in nature. Among the most notable were uncertainty, stress, confusion, overwork, a sense of difficulty, sadness, and worry. Other feelings included discrimination, impotence, and disrespect towards the teachers and the families’ specific contexts. This study presents the teachers from their human dimension as professionals who endured the pandemic within their own educational contexts. The study also shows the importance of effective communication and taking into consideration psychological support to strengthen the emotional integrity of the teachers.

Digitalization of Civil Servants' Performance in The Tomohon - Minahasa Branch Regional Education Services

The E-Performance application for Civil Servants is a system used to monitor, evaluate and manage the performance of employees in a government agency. This application is usually developed as part of modernization and bureaucratic reform efforts to increase efficiency, transparency and accountability in the implementation of government tasks. This research aims to 1) To determine and analyze the use of the E-Performance application for civil servants in the Tomohon-Minahasa Branch Regional Education Office; 2) To find out and analyze what are the factors inhibiting the use of the E-Performance application for civil servants with different numbers of employee allowance recipients at the Tomohon-Minahasa Branch Regional Education Office. The type of research used is qualitative research. The data collection techniques used are observation, interviews and documentation. The research results show that in using e-Performance , all work units in the education department collaborate well and share information with each other. The attendance mechanism in the e-Performance application requires State Civil Apparatus (ASN) to be present on time and their presence cannot be delegated. The implementation of the use of e-Performance encourages ASN "forcibly" to be disciplined in terms of attendance. The reward and punishment system after using e-Performance is very transparent. Resources to support application use are available. Those who experience problems with the application device are caused by their own negligence, such as not understanding the features in the application and not personally owning an Android cellphone. Collaboration between units or sections within the relevant education service regarding the use of the e-Performance application is very good.

J지역 교육청의 다문화교육정책 내용분석에 관한 연구

This study aimed to identify the nature of the multicultural education policy of J Regional Education Office, currently in operation, and sought practical approaches suitable for the multicultural education field in the future. To achieve this, the study examined the six key initiatives of J Regional Education Office's multicultural education policy. These six initiatives were categorized and analyzed, integrating them into three areas: tailored education support for multicultural students, cultural diversity education, and support systems for multicultural education in the practical implementation process of the multicultural education field. The analysis of J Regional Education Office's multicultural education policy integration revealed that the "Tailored Education Support for Multicultural Students" policy exhibited a conservative nature, the "Cultural Diversity Education" policy displayed an accommodating nature, and the "Support Systems for Multicultural Education" policy demonstrated a change and reform-oriented nature. In total, there were four conservative, three accommodating, and three change and reform-oriented initiatives. While J Regional Education Office's multicultural education policy encompassed elements of conservatism, accommodation, and change and reform, it generally emphasized conservatism, and the change and reform aspects often remained more formal than substantive. Additionally, within the actual school curricula, there were explicit guidelines such as multicultural understanding, equality, mutual understanding, and respect, but specific policies were lacking. The absence of inter-agency connections related to multicultural affairs led to issues of policy overlap. To establish a multicultural society in South Korea, there is a need for the development of practical, concrete, and change-oriented multicultural education policies in the education sector. Moreover, there is a necessity to establish a systematic inter-agency connection.

The Effectiveness of School Leaders' Leadership in National Special Education School in Kuala Lumpur

Every school needs a comprehensive plan to produce well-rounded students who meet their physical, emotional, spiritual, intellectual, and social needs. Therefore, the success of a school is determined by the cohesive cooperation between the school community and the stakeholders managed by the school leader. However, a research study found that leaders in special education schools still need to understand the necessary leadership strategies to implement. Failure to do so can result in weak or ineffective leadership. Hence, this study analyzed the leadership level of school leaders in special education schools in Kuala Lumpur. The data was obtained through a quantitative method, which involved conducting a survey using questionnaires as the research instrument. The questionnaire was distributed to 66 special education school teachers. The results showed that the leadership level of special education school leaders for the domain of creating a conducive school environment (overall min: 2.70), improving the competence of school members (overall min: 2.48), and creating partnerships and networking (overall min: 2.63) was at a modest level. Therefore, the stakeholders in the Regional Education Office, State Education Department, and the Malaysian Ministry of Education need to collaborate and channel their efforts towards raising the leadership capabilities of special education school leaders to the highest possible level. It will enable the implementation of the PPPM 2013-2025 goal to place high-achieving leaders in every school.

Archives Management System in the General Subdivision of the Regional Education Office of North Sulawesi Province

This study aims to describe the filling management system in the general sub-section of the regional education office in North Sulawesi Province. This study uses a qualitative approach, with data collection techniques through observation, interviews, and documentation. The data obtained were analyzed by descriptive qualitative. The data source are the head of the General Sub-Division, employees and archive managers in the General Sub-Division at the Regional Education Office of North Sulawesi Province. The research results show that: 1). Archive storage procedures are not in accordance with the standards set in the law. Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) are ignored. To the knowledge of the Head of the existing Service they made everything in a structured way so that it is currently being tested. 2). Human Resources. There is no archivist or someone who has competence in the field of archiving, as a result the archives are not stored properly. 3). Facilities and infrastructure. Facilities and infrastructure as one of the requirements in the filing system/archive storage are inadequate. The existence of abandoned and unkempt facilities and infrastructure causes the management and storage of documents not up to standard. 4). Supervision and Control. Lack of supervision from the leadership makes the filing and storage management system not good, not organized. And the administration of archives is not in accordance with archival rules and standards.

Efektivitas Standar Pelayanan Minimal Pada Dinas Pendidikan Daerah Provinsi Sulawesi Utara

The purpose of this study was to find out more deeply how the effectiveness of Minimum Service Standards at the Regional Education Office of North Sulawesi Province. The research was conducted from March to August 2022. The selection of respondents was done intentionally. This research uses descriptive qualitative research design. Research informants used purposive sampling technique. The research focuses on the accuracy of program targets, program socialization, achievement of program objectives, and program monitoring. Data collection technique was carried out by means of observation, interviews, and documentation. Data analysis techniques in this study are data collection, data reduction, data presentation and conclusion drawing. The results showed that the Minimum Service Standards program has not run effectively and optimally. This is because this program does not run to the entire community and the process for verification with data control is not strict so that people still do not choose education facilitation from the government. In addition, the socialization process by the Regional Education Office of North Sulawesi Province did not reach the community, only to school administrators in the regions. The lack of control and supervision to influence the level of achievement of the fulfillment of students in each school in the region. There is no direct assistance from the field responsible for continuing to schools, especially those that are still included in remote areas so that this program does not show satisfactory results.

Learn From Home Policy Implementation in Primary-Level Student During Academic Year 2020-2021 in Medan

Using data from the Regional Education Office of Medan City and triangulating with Policy Actor from North Sumatera Education Quality Assurance (BPMP Sumut), this study explores the Learn From Home (BDR) Policy implementation in Medan City during the Academic Year of 2020-2021 with a qualitative assessment referred to guidelines from the Indonesia Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (MoECRT) Minister Circular Letter No. 04/2020 and Secretary General Circular Letter No. 15/2020. Findings indicated that during the Academic Year of 2020-2021, 88% of Primary students participated in BDR Online (Daring), while 12% in BDR Offline (Luring), with a case of 786 untracked students in two sub-districts. Public Schools tend to have higher Student-Teacher ratios than Private Schools. Across sub-districts in Medan City, 75% (10,010 teachers) are Honorary teachers, and 25% (3,311 teachers) are State Civil Workers (ASN). Collectively, the Total of Students per Study Group (Rombongan Belajar/rombel) follows the Minister of Education and Culture Regulation No. 22/2016 concerning Process Standards for Primary and Secondary Education with a ratio of students-rombel between 21 to 28. At Public Schools, the ratio of students-rombel is slightly exceeded the suggested ratio, with the total number of students per rombel between 22-29. However, the findings mainly vary when comparing schools in the same sub-district or across the sub-district. Based on qualitative assessment findings indicated that Learn from Home (Belajar Dari Rumah) Policy implementation was misaligned in two areas; (1)Data collection on students' BDR situation and (2) students' admission (PPDB) mechanism.

Collaborative Leadership to Manage Virtual School in Island and Border Areas

The border region serves as a gateway that can easily be influenced by internal and external factors, making it a geopolitically significant area. This region is often referred to as a frontier or gray area, affected by the influence of neighboring countries. This research aims to explore the implementation of collaborative leadership in managing virtual schools in Indonesia's island and border areas. The study employs a descriptive qualitative design and involves stakeholders such as schools, universities, teachers, students, parents, and education offices in the regions. The research findings revealed the need for collaborative leadership in all levels of education in Indonesia, including elementary, middle, higher, and universities. All stakeholders, such as schools, universities, teachers, students, parents, and regional education offices, must be involved in this process. The research identified several fundamental issues in implementing education in archipelagic and border regions, including the long distances and travel time between islands, inadequate educational facilities due to limited funding, and a shortage of qualified teachers. One of the reasons behind the limited number of teachers is that the teaching profession is less attractive to island communities due to insufficient economic income.

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Gender-based violence is a serious public health problem. The prevalence of sexual violence against female students in Ethiopia has not been systematized, according to many dispersed studies. Therefore, the purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis estimate cumulative prevalence of sexual violence and associated factors among high school female students, in Ethiopia. A systematic review and meta-analysis conducted. Different primary articles that assessed violence against high school female students in Ethiopia extracted by using Microsoft excel and exported to STATA version 11 for further analysis. Random-effect model meta-analysis was used to estimate the pooled prevalence and effect of each study with a 95% confidence interval. Funnel plots analysis and egger test regression were conducted to detect the presence of publication bias. A sensitivity test and sub-group analysis were conducted.  A total of studies with 5,441 participants were included. Estimated pooled prevalence of violence against high school female students in Ethiopia was 45.25, with a 95% CI (34.59-55.91). Female students who had a history of sexual intercourse were about 7 (OR=7.23; 95% CI: 1.03-51.02) times more likely to have gender-based violence when compared with females who had no sexual intercourse history. In our systematic review and meta-analysis, magnitude of violence against female students is high in Ethiopia. It is recommended for high school directors, the regional education office, and the ministry of education to give special attention and work on female students to minimize gender-based violence. Key words: Gender-based violence, violence, female students, sexual violence.

Evaluation of the Smart Indonesia Program as a Policy to Improve Equality in Education

Inequality of access to education is still a major challenge faced by the Indonesian government and is caused by cost-related issues. Therefore, the government implements the Smart Indonesia Program (SIP) to overcome problems related to costs and increase equitable access to education. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the implementation of the SIP in the Central Java province, Indonesia by examining samples obtained from 20 vocational schools consisting of 1413 students as respondents and 50 informants. The key informant was the school superintendent of the Regional Education Office VII of the Central Java province, which was analyzed with a context, input, process, and product (CIPP) evaluation. The results of this study found that in the sampling area, the implementation of the Smart Indonesia Card (SIC) program was considered to be very good, with an average context point of 82.3% (very good), an input point of 83.4% (very good), a process point of 87.7% (very good), and a product point of 90% (very good). However, two main obstacles that were identified have the potential to affect the effectiveness of (SIC) distribution, including (1) data synchronization between relevant stakeholders and (2) evaluation and reporting systems that did not refer to the principle of accountability. It is concluded that the current scheme does not refer to the principle of accountability.

Pengaruh Kedisiplinan, Motivasi dan Insentif Terhadap Kinerja Pegawai Negeri Sipil Di Lingkungan Cabang Dinas Pendidikan Wilayah Sidoarjo

This research is a descriptive type of research with hypothesis testing, the population in this study is all civil servants in the Sidoarjo Regional Education Office Branch, totaling 40 people. The entire population is taken as a sample so it is called population research and does not use sampling techniques. Data collection techniques using a questionnaire. The analytical method used is the Statistical Product and Service Solutions (SPSS) method. The data analysis technique used is the classical assumption test analysis, multiple linear regression, coefficient of determination, hypothesis testing. The results of this study indicate that there is no significant effect between discipline (X1), motivation (X2) and incentives (X3) on performance (Y) with a regression equation of Y = 30.135 - 0.117X1 - 0.342X2 + 0.250X3 + e and with a level the coefficient of determination (r2) is 0.145 or 14.5%, while the remaining 85.5% is influenced by other variables not observed in this study, and uses the t test which results if t(table) is obtained at 0.127 then t(count) higher than t (table), namely 0.127> 0.05. this means that the influence of discipline, motivation and incentives simultaneously does not (simultaneously) have a positive effect on the performance of civil servants in the Sidoarjo Regional Education Office Branch.

Challenges to Implementing Partnerships in a College of Teachers’ Education and Secondary Schools in Hosanna Town, Southern Ethiopia

The study investigated the challenges of implementing effective partnerships in a College of Teachers’ Education and schools in Hosanna town, Southern Ethiopia, using the study used a descriptive design. The study was conducted in Hosanna town which had two public secondary schools, one private secondary school and one College of Teacher’s Education. The total number of educators was 150. The researchers sampled 37 instructors and 41 school teachers to make a total of 78 respondents. While there are benefits of forming partnerships among Colleges of Teachers’ Education and schools, bridging the gap between theory and practices of trainees is one of the main established challenges. Other challenges include gaps between theoretical and practical parts of teacher education programs, lack of finance in implementing partnerships between the college and schools and lack of collaboration between college instructors and teachers. The study recommends that the Ministry of Education should allocate a budget for developing effective partnerships. The regional education office should give training to develop trust among partners. Training should be given to change the pattern of the top to down work order and solve the cultural differences between the colleges and schools.

Strategic leadership: A critical ingredient for promoting ethical practices in teacher education

This study sought to analyze how strategic leadership can inspire ethical practices contained in Chapter Six of the Kenyan 2010 constitution, in the context of public primary teacher education. The philosophical method of phenomenology was utilized in this research. The study was carried out on 27 leaders within public primary teacher training colleges (TTC) and 8 regional education officers in Kenya who were selected purposively. The data were collected via a semi-structured interview, which is common in qualitative research. The data were analyzed using the thematic analysis technique, which involved examining the coded data in terms of identified themes and presenting the ideas in the form of tables and narratives. The findings indicated that strategic leadership can create an ethically sound environment that motivates ethical practices within primary TTC. The study proposes a philosophical model of strategic leadership that can influence the mindset of leaders and their subordinates to internalize ethical practices based on moral goodness and moral duty.

Kajian Konseptual Multiliterasi Berbasis Pendidikan Karakter untuk Meningkatkan Kemampuan Literasi Siswa Sekolah Dasar

This study aims to describe a multiliteracy study based on character education as an effort to increase students literacy skills. With the descriptive qualitative literature review method, it is hoped that in the implementation it is expected that multiliterate students will increase and instil strong character education. The data collection technique carried out by the author is through a literature review and field study evaluation of literacy activities in the implementation of Gerakan Magelang Membaca (GMM) in the Regional Education and Culture Office, Grabag District, Magelang Regency. This conceptual study is expected to be useful for teachers as education stakeholders and other parties relevant to this study. The results of the discussion with the analysis of the study that the concept of multiliteracy has been integrated into the education unit level curriculum (KTSP). in the practice of learning, students have gotten used to doing various activities with the basic concepts of multiliteracy. Multiliteracy based on character education has been implemented through character values in the implementation of the school literacy movement. How to improve literacy skills of elementary school students, namely growing awareness of the importance of reading; read 15 minutes before teaching and learning activities (KBM); optimize the role of the library; and make simple writings; and form a reading community. Multiliteracy program with school literacy ability activities to positively shape character and uphold the character values of students so that this conceptual study contributes to improving student literacy.

Pelaksanaan Student Centered Learning Berbasis Daring pada Pembelajaran Sosiologi Siswa Kelas X IPS SMA PGRI 4 Padang pada Masa Pandemi Covid-19

The background of the problem in the study is as follows: On March 17, 2020, the principal and head of the Padang city education office and the head of the West Sumatra 1 regional education office branch held a meeting in which one of the results was the dismissal of all levels of education and the teaching and learning process was shifted from face to face to face-to-face. online learning. The approach in this study is a descriptive research type Descriptive research type is a method to understand the individual that is carried out in an integrative and comprehensive manner in order to obtain a deep understanding of the individual and the problems he faces with the aim of solving the problem and obtaining improvement. good self-esteem (Rahardjo et al., 2011). The informants of this study were the curriculum representatives and Mr. Sociology subject teacher for class X, namely those who taught in class X IPS 1, 2, SMA PGRI 4 Padang. The results of the study were carried out with Sociology Teachers, the online learning process lasted for 5 weeks at SMA PGRI 4 Padang. Therefore, for 5 weeks, he carried out student centered learning based on online learning. The researchers concluded that Student Centered Learning could be implemented but it was not effective by using WhatsApp groups only, teachers should also use other applications, such as Google Classroom, Zoom, Telegram, Email, Telegram, Web Links provided by the school. So that the learning process can take place better

Normative leadership: A paradigm for promoting ethical practices in primary teacher education in Kenya

Introduction: Ethical leadership is crucial in all organizations in relation to the successful attainment of institutional vision and mission. However, the influence of morally laden normative leadership on the promotion of ethical practices in primary teacher training colleges in Kenya has not yet been fully analysed and will require further interrogation. This gap is addressed in this study. Purpose: The study analysed how normative leadership can inspire ethical practices contained in Chapter Six of the Kenyan 2010 constitution, in the context of primary teacher education in Kenya. Methodology: Within the phenomenological research design, interviews were conducted to answer two questions, related to how normative leadership inspires ethical practices in public primary teachers training colleges (TTC) in Kenya. The purpose-sampling technique was used to select 35 leaders of TTC and seven regional education officers. Thematic analysis was used whereby the coded data was manually analysed on the basis of identified themes and presented in the form of tables and narratives. Results: The research findings revealed that as role models, normative leaders can succeed in creating a positive ethical environment that institutionalize ethical practices contained in Chapter Six of the Kenyan Constitution to be precise; integrity, discipline, dedication to duty and moral decision making within primary teacher education in Kenya. Conclusion: This study established that the impact of normative leaders as they demonstrate virtuous behaviour and are positive role models in the context of moral goodness and moral duty could inspire ethical practices within training colleges for teachers. Recommendation: The study proposed a philosophical paradigm of normative leadership that can positively influence the mind-set of leaders and their subordinates within TTC to internalize ethical practices on the foundation of moral goodness and moral duty.

The response of schools in Scotland to coronavirus: ‘Glow’ing together

Four researchers at the University of Aberdeen investigated the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown on teachers’ practice in Scotland. We analysed information collected from primary teachers, a deputy primary school head teacher, secondary teachers of Biology, English, Mathematics, a secondary school head teacher and two regional education officers on how teachers reacted, adapted and responded to the first nationwide lockdown in response to COVID-19 (n=10). Home (first space) and school (second space) are often viewed as separate contexts with clearly defined and impermeable boundaries, although children participate in both spaces (Pahl & Kelly, 2005). We sought to understand the ‘third space’ (Bhabha, 1990) between school and home that was created through online and blended teaching and learning. Working in such a space has implications and consequences for the teachers who have to institute new routines using new technologies and think about teaching differently.

Sistem Mutasi Guru SMK di Kota Manado Menggunakan Metode Fuzzy Simple Additive Weighting (F-SAW)

Inter-school teacher exchange has a significant role in achieving good and equitable quality of education. This has become the focus of North Sulawesi’s regional education office, particularly in the city of Manado at the level of the vocational high School (SMK). Inter-school teacher exchange, which still works on the basis of Microsoft Excel manually, is an obstacle to transparent and objective decision-making. Decision Support Systems (DSS) can be a solution to these problems. In this study, the Fuzzy Simple Additive Weighing (F-SAW) method was used for a web-based DDS. This test is carried out on five sample data through calculations using Ms. Excel and the DSS system with the acquisition of decision values of 0.91 and 0.93, respectively.