Teacher Welfare Research Articles

The influence of professional attitude, welfare, self-sustaining development, and job satisfaction on teacher performance

This study aims to identify: i) The effect of teacher welfare, self-sustaining development, job satisfaction, and teacher performance on the teaching professional attitude; ii) The effect of teacher welfare on self-development, job satisfaction, and teacher performance; iii) The effect of self-sustaining development on the professional attitude, welfare, job satisfaction, and teacher performance of teachers; and iv) The effect of teacher job satisfaction on teaching performance. This study was quantitative research with a correlational type. The sample was 155 vocational high school teachers in Central Java, Indonesia. Data was collected through a questionnaire technique. The data analysis technique used structural equation modeling with the linear structural relationship type. The study revealed that the teacher's professional attitude has an effect on teacher welfare but not on self-development, job satisfaction, or teacher performance. Teacher welfare has an effect on independent development but has no effect on teacher performance. Hence, independent development does not affect job satisfaction but affects teacher performance. Furthermore, job satisfaction has no effect on teacher performance. These findings can be used as study material for future researchers to analyze the research variables or other variables, such as leadership style, work motivation, work discipline, and others.

ANALISIS KEBIJAKAN KESEJAHTERAAN GURU TERHADAP PENINGKATAN KUALITAS PENDIDIKAN

Providing teacher welfare and compensation is an effort to retain teachers with good talents and abilities when teaching and learning. Well-being is very useful and meaningful for a teacher’s physical and mental needs. Through a teacher welfare program that is regulated based on government regulations that are fair and obedient to government regulations, it is an effort to improve the welfare of a teacher so that he remains enthusiastic at work, and can also provide high and good quality education. The form of teacher welfare is in the form of salary, such as basic salary and additional salary that comes from government allowances. This study aims to determine the effect of teacher welfare on the quality of education in Indonesia. This study method is a literature study and uses a qualitative approach so that the data obtained is more in-depth with the help of various facts in the field.

Strategi Kepala Sekolah Dalam Optimalisasi Pembiayaan di SDN 1 Medanglayang

Education is the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and habits by a group of people, which are transmitted from one generation to the next through teaching, training, or research. Training is often carried out under the guidance of another person, but self-taught is also possible. This research method is qualitative research with a descriptive-analytic case study research design. Analytical descriptive according to Cresswell (2015), descriptive-analytical information compiled by researchers at research locations such as observations, interview results, shooting results, document analysis, and field notes, which were compiled by researchers at research locations, not expressed in forms and pictures. The results of this study are strategies that can overcome these problems, namely: 1) Multipurpose funds (teacher welfare) are not channeled, 2) Funds entrusted by parents of class VI students, 3) Personal funds to school principals, and 4) Private funds to treasurers

Principal's Efforts in Improving Teacher Performance at the Elementary Education Level

Principal leadership has a crucial and vital role in creating a conducive learning climate in schools, including improving teacher performance. This study aims to analyze the efforts of school principals in improving teacher performance at the basic education level. This research method is a qualitative type, with an analytical descriptive study method. Collecting research data using interviews, observation and documentation studies. Furthermore, the data were analyzed using data reduction techniques, data presentation and drawing conclusions. The results of this study found; (1) the principal's leadership skills in managing information and resolving conflicts between educators; (2) giving suggestions from school principals to teachers about the importance of educating and improving the competence of educators; (3) the efforts of the principal in meeting the needs of teachers to teach, the economic welfare and social welfare (career) of teachers; and (4) providing opportunities for teachers to attend training and continue their studies (education). Thus, it was concluded that the principal's efforts to improve teacher performance were carried out well in schools.

An Analysis of High Teacher Turnover and Attrition in the North-West Province of South Africa

In the past few years, there has been a shocking rise in the rate at which teachers are abandoning the teaching profession. What is more disturbing is the scenario that the numbers appeared to be increasing daily. This research used a mixed-method approach. The study provided information on the teacher profile, the capacity of staff in relation to workload and expertise, factors that influenced teachers to leave the teaching profession in the province, perception of the teaching profession and employment opportunities after resignation from 590 teachers in the province. The study found that there were several factors which have contributed to high teacher resignations in the North-West Province over the years. The study found that one of the main causes of attrition was the Government pension fund saga. On policy implication, the Department of Basic Education has been pushing for an increase in qualified teachers’ deployment to different schools due to the high demand from the increased number of students. However, due to high attrition, it has been difficult to fill the void created by teachers who have left as they take with them high-value experience leaving a high rift of inexperienced, less effective teachers in classrooms which leads to increased recruiting and training budgets. Participants indicated the existence of peers from colleagues who have resigned and are undertaking industrious projects with the Government pension money. Their desire to make money pushes them to want to do the same and this makes efforts to change their mindset quite challenging. The study concluded that the Department of Basic Education needs to focus on teacher welfare to reduce the high attrition rate and ensure student success in the long run. Keywords: Attrition, Resignation, Teacher Turnover, Teaching Profession, Pension Fund

Social and Cultural Capital in Islamic Religious Education: Case Study of Madrasah Diniyah Nurul Huda Sarimulyo Blora

Madrasah Diniyah Nurul Huda is a non-formal religious education that teaches Islamic religious sciences. This study aims to determine the forms of social and cultural capital in Madin Nurul Huda, the implications for institutions, students, teachers, the community around Madin Nurul Huda, and strategies to maintain social and cultural capital. This study used qualitative research methods. The research location is in Sarimulyo Village, Ngawen District, Blora Regency. Data collection techniques in this study are observation, interviews, and documentation. The theory is based on the theory of social capital and cultural capital from Pierre Bourdieu. The results of this study are social capital in Madin Nurul Huda, namely in the form of social networks, beliefs, values and norms. Cultural capital in Madin Nurul Huda takes the form of the human dimension, the object dimension, and the institutional dimension. For students it has positive implications because they get religious knowledge and form good morals, but the classical study method is applied, students become passive in learning. The implication for teachers is that it is not too influential for improving welfare. The implications for the surrounding community are getting additional jobs and fulfilling Islamic religious education facilities. Strategies for maintaining social and cultural capital from Madin Nurul Huda, namely Haul and Akhirussanah, Halal Bihalal, and maintaining the good quality of teachers. Suggestions for Madin Nurul Huda are to be open to expanding their social network, for Madin Nurul Huda Teachers need a variety of learning methods, and for the Blora and Provincial governments it is hoped that they will pay attention to the welfare of Madin Teachers in Indonesia.

The Influence of Self Efficacy, Family Environment, and Teachers' Perceptions of Welfare on the Interest to Become an Accounting Teacher

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of self-efficacy, family environment and perceptions of teacher welfare on interest in becoming an accounting teacher in 2019 FE UNNES accounting education students. This research is a population study, namely the 2019 FE UNNES accounting education students totaling 115 students where all respondents were used as the unit of analysis. The data analysis technique used descriptive statistical analysis and multiple linear regression analysis. The results showed that self-efficacy, family environment, and perceptions of teacher welfare had a positive and significant effect on interest in becoming an accounting teacher. Self efficacy, family environment and perceptions of teacher welfare partially have a positive and significant effect on interest in becoming an accounting teacher. Suggestions given by researchers to maintain student interest in becoming teachers are to pay more attention, such as seeking information related to the latest regulations of the teaching profession from various reference sources, attending educational seminars related to learning innovations and adding insight related to the rights of teachers' obligations such as certification. teachers, teacher compensation, and teacher welfare guarantees so as to increase interest in becoming a teacher in educational students.

The Strategy of The Head of Madrasah in Improving Teacher Professionalism

A madrasah head must be able to develop a strategy by analyzing several things, including analyzing strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. In this case, there is a link between teacher professionalism and the madrasa head. A madrasa principal needs the right and correct and effective strategy in carrying out his duties as a leader in an educational institution. The purpose of the research is the strategy for planning, implementing, supervising the head of the madrasa in increasing teacher professionalism at MA NU Sunan Ampel Baujeng Beji, Pasuruan Regency as well as the obstacles and completion of the headmaster's management strategy in increasing teacher professionalism in the school. The researcher used a qualitative type of research to describe the field and its relevance to the management strategy of the madrasa principal at MA NU Sunan Ampel Baujeng Beji, Pasuruan Regency.The results of the research above explain the context of efforts to improve teacher professionalism at MA NU Sunan Ampel Baujeng, concepts and strategic plans are needed to develop quality madrasas. Is a response to the need for quality Islamic educational institutions a struggle. The strategic plan carried out by MA NU Sunan Ampel Baujeng is by increasing teacher human resources such as participating in seminars, training, KKG, improving teacher welfare, providing supporting facilities such as the internet assisted by the deputy head of the madrasah and all elements in the madrasah.

Kepemimipinan Transformasional Kepala Sekolah dalam Meningkatkan Profesionalisme Guru

The transnational headmasters' leadership is very much needed as a way to increase teacher professionalism with some of the efforts made by principals as leaders. This research approach is a qualitative case study type, data source that is, the principal as a source of informants supported by other sources. In this study, it can be concluded: 1) The strategy of the Head of SMP Negeri 1 Tegal City in improving teacher professionalism, is by conducting activities that lead to the development of quality teachers through teacher competency improvement programs, 2) Implementation of transformational leadership of principals in improving teacher professionalism in SMP Negeri 1 Tegal is implemented by influencing teachers and education personnel to carry out their duties according to the authority given. 3) Factors that support school principals in increasing teacher professionalism are by increasing teacher welfare and certification allowances, these are provided to motivate teachers to be able to improve the performance of educators and teachers. 4) Factors that inhibit the principal in improving teacher professionalism, the limited facilities that are able to support the implementation of the teaching and learning process, there are still teachers who have not maximized the tasks and responsibilities given.

"Not motivated but frustrated": Preservice Teachers’ Career Choice Motivations and Professional Identity in an African Context

This study examines preservice teachers’ career choice motivations and professional identity in an African context, Nigeria, using a narrative research method. It draws on the stories of 37 social education preservice teachers at a university in Nigeria about their teacher-becoming trajectory and teaching practice experience to realize its aims. Findings show that in Nigeria, the choice of teaching is highly motivated by fallback higher education programs, extrinsic, and socialization influence factors, while intrinsic, perceived abilities, and altruistic factors are the least motivators. The choice of teaching is influenced by gender in Nigeria, with women’s sociocultural status and traditional gender roles influencing their choice of teaching and intention to remain in the teaching profession. The majority of the preservice teachers (83.78%) have poor and negative teaching professional identities. Also, intrinsic and altruistic motivation factors are associated with positive teacher professional identity in Nigeria. Preservice teachers’ professional identity develops from social influences, intrinsic perspectives, and their teacher education experiences and institutional factors such as teacher welfare and development policies. The findings provide insights into social education teacher pedagogic and ethics training needs that could, drawing on teacher agency to navigate the structural challenges confronting the education profession in Nigeria, foster preservice teachers’ strong interest in teaching and possibly reduce teacher attrition in developing contexts.

COMPENSABLE FACTORS AND COMPARISON ANALYSIS OF UMP AND UMK IN TEACHER COMPENSATION SYSTEM IN JAWA BARAT

ABSTRACTEducation is an aspect that needs to be improved because quality human resources (HR) are born from quality education. Teachers have an important role in improving human resources, and teacher welfare also needs to be considered, one of which is by paying attention to the compensation system for teachers to match the regional minimum wage, compensable factors, and job qualifications. The purpose of this study was to evaluate compensation, especially teacher salaries, in West Java against the UMP and UMK, analyze the compensable factors of the teaching profession based on the Hay System, analyze the qualifications of teacher positions needed based on compensable factors, and compile recommendations for teacher job qualifications based on compensable factors and realization of the needs of the teaching profession in available job vacancies. This research is a quantitative descriptive study with a sample of 150 teachers from six schools in West Java, especially in the areas of Depok, Bandung, Bogor, Pangandaran, and Cirebon. The sources of data are secondary data in the form of surveys on teacher salaries in West Java and literature studies. The data analysis method used the descriptive analysis method and the hay system to determine compensable factors. The results show that the average salary of teachers in West Java is already above the regional minimum wage. There are ten compensable factors needed in determining the teacher compensation system in West Java, and education is the most important aspect with the highest weight. Several job qualifications are in accordance with the compensable factors needed in determining the teacher's compensation system, namely education, experience, communication, conceptual thinking, initiative, freedom of action, and physical effort. However, the compensable factors, complexity, decision-making, and impact are not included in the teacher's job qualifications so that these three factors can be taken into consideration to be used as job qualifications for teachers in the future.Keywords: compensable factors; compensation; Provincial Minimum Wage (UMP) and Minimum Wage of City and Districts (UMK); school

Student-Teachers’ Interest in the Teaching Profession and the Future of Teaching as a Profession in Nigeria. A Study of Faculty of Education Students, Niger Delta Unversity, Bayelsa State, Nigeria

The teaching profession in Nigeria appears to suffer a lot of neglect compared to most other callings. Ironically, it is the teacher that trained all the professionals including the political class that tends to underrate teachers. Most young people seeking admissions would ordinarily consider this noble profession as their last option of study due to the perceived neglect of those already in the teaching system. In view of the above perception, this study was carried out at the Faculty of Education, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State, Nigeria to ascertain the extent of keen interest and zeal student-teachers would appreciate becoming teachers upon graduation from the university. The study adopted a simple random sampling technique to select 50 students each from the 6 (six) Departments within the Faculty to respond to the 12 items in the instrument developed by the researchers for the study. The instrument was presented to experts in Measurement and evaluation in the Department of Educational Foundations and considered satisfied before they were administered to the randomly selected respondents. In all, 300 respondents among the 300 Level students served as respondents. Two research questions and one null hypothesis were posed and tested to guide the study. Frequency counts, percentages and mean scores of each item collated from the data and analysed were used to arrive at results for the two research questions, while Independent t-test statistics were applied to analyse for results with respect to the hypothesis. The results from the research questions indicated that the majority of the student-teachers were not interested in the teaching profession and would ordinarily opt out for other careers if they are opportuned to do so. However, the result of the hypothesis tested accepted the null hypothesis, indicating that there is no meaningful difference between student-teachers who will be interested in teaching as their future profession upon completion of their course of study and those who may not want to be teachers upon graduation. The study concluded among others that the issues of teacher welfare in terms of regular/prompt payment of salaries and boosting of their morale through motivational incentives and regular training in addition to considering the aptitude of the student’s interest in becoming future teachers should be taken into consideration before they are admitted into the Faculties of Education pursue a course in education. This, no doubt, will check the attrition rate of teacher education graduates and save the future of the teaching profession.

Inkscape Training for Teacher Raudhatul Athfal to Grow the Teacherpreneur Spirit

This community service activity aims to develop the potential of Raudhatul Athfal (RA) teachers as a teacherpreneur, especially in the information and communication technology field. The ability of RA teachers to face the era of the industrial revolution 4.0 requires improving skills in the digital technology field, at once an effort to improve teacher welfare. Using training and mentoring methods, RA teachers are introduced to the Inkscape computer graphics program to support the creation of visual props for learning media, especially early childhood character development. The community service activity produced several illustrated stories made by the trainees that showed a change in the ability of RA teachers to use the Inkscape program as an accessible free digital image medium. Furthermore, by using Inkscape, RA teachers can create a digital drawing with tracing techniques so that anyone can create a storytelling picture themselves. In addition, teachers are also introduced to the microstock platform, which is currently widely used as a forum for publishing graphic design works and becoming a website for buying and selling digital products so that it is hoped that teachers can start becoming teacherpreneur in today's digital era.

Guru dan Problematikanya Serta Peran Organisasi Guru ( PGRI ) Provinsi Dki Jakarta dalam Memperjuangkan Nasib Guru SMA di Dki Jakarta (1998-2015)

The Professional Association of Indonesian Teachers (PGRI) continues to fight for the welfare of teachers and educators, demonstrating a commitment to this cause. The PGRI DKI Jakarta Province is a key player in achieving its organizational goals. Through its mechanisms, the organization is able to effectively pursue its objectives. The organization is governed by its AD/ART, which oversees meetings at the national and local level focused on policymaking for improving teacher welfare. Since the formation of the Law on Teachers and Lecturers in 2005, which provides a legal basis for demands for improved teacher welfare, the struggle for better working conditions for teachers has intensified. There are not only demands for teacher professional allowances, but also struggles for local governments and other related institutions, such as regional allowances, grants, self-protection (such as in the collaboration between POLRI and PGRI), housing, and so on. The teacher's professional position and dignity are important considerations when making decisions about what to do in the classroom

PENGARUH KESEJAHTERAAN GURU DAN KOMITMEN ORGANISASI TERHADAP KINERJA GURU PADA MTS NAHDLATUTH THULLAAB KECAMATAN LICIN

This research aims to; 1) find out whether teacher welfare has a partial effect on teacher performance at MTs Nahdlatuth Thullaab, Licin District; 2) find out whether organizational commitment has a partial effect on teacher performance at MTs Nahdlatuth Thullaab, Licin District; 3) find out whether the level of teacher welfare and organizational warning simultaneously influence teacher performance at MTs Nahdlatuth Thullaab, Licin District. The research method in this research is quantitative. The sampling technique uses proportional random sampling. The number of samples in this study were 30 people. Data analysis used in this research is multiple linear regression. The results of this study indicate that; 1) teacher welfare partially has a significant influence on teacher performance at MTs Nahdlatuth Thullaab, Licin District; 2) organizational commitment partially has a significant influence on teacher performance at MTs Nahdlatuth Thullaab, Licin District; 3) teacher welfare and organizational commitment simultaneously have an influence on teacher performance by 98.9% at MTs Nahdlatuth Thullaab, Licin District.

LECTURERS’ PERSPECTIVE OF QUALITY TEACHER EDUCATION IN NIGERIAN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION

The research investigated lecturers' perspectives on teacher education quality in Nigeria Colleges of education. The study was a mixed-method approach where the questionnaire was used to collect quantitative data and interviews for the qualitative. Participants consisted of ninety-four lecturers who voluntarily filled out the questionnaire and were interviewed. Data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics and thematic analysis. Findings show that admission policy, socioeconomic factors, funding and infrastructures, lecturer PCK, curriculum and teachers' welfare are critical to quality education in Nigeria. Therefore, the authors suggested that teacher education should be reformed in Nigeria, particularly in Colleges of Education. The reform should take care of admission policy, funding and infrastructures, Lecturers, curriculum, and teacher welfare.

THE IMPORTANCE OF TEACHER WELFARE IMPROVEMENT

In order to keep teachers with good skills and talents in the teaching process, well-being and compensation must be ensured. The well-being offered is very meaningful and useful to meet the physical and mental needs of teachers and their families. The aim is to maintain and improve the physical and mental condition of teachers so that morale improves and the quality of education improves with teacher welfare programs based on legal provisions, based on fairness and eligibility and organized by the government regulation. The form of teacher welfare is salary, such as compensation and basic salary and additional salary. The purpose of this study is to find out how teacher welfare affects the improvement of the quality of education. The type of research used in this research is qualitative research with a descriptive approach to document / text research.

The Effect of Professional Allowances and Teacher Professionalism on Teacher Performance

Purpose – The welfare of teachers as educators must be considered, for example, by providing professional allowances on time, because if they are late, it will hamper teachers' performance. In addition, teacher performance is deficient due to the lack of workshops and the assumption that the teaching profession is only limited to earning income. Therefore, this study aims to determine the effect of professional allowances and teacher professionalism on teachers at the level of early childhood education.Design/methods/approach – This study uses explanatory research with a quantitative approach. Sampling in this study uses a saturated sample technique, which means that all populations are used as respondents. The data collection method used a questionnaire with a Likert scale. The questionnaires were distributed to all early childhood education teachers in Bergas District, Semarang Regency, who received professional allowances to be filled out by respondents. The data that has been collected is then analyzed using multiple linear regression analysis.Findings – The results of the t-test show that the regression coefficient of the professional allowance variable is 0.621, with a significance of 0.001. it means that partially the professional allowance has a positive effect on teacher performance. Then, the variable of teacher professionalism has a regression coefficient of 0.795 with a significance value of 0.000 which means that partially teacher professionalism has a positive effect on teacher performance. Meanwhile, the results of the F-test show that the F value is 20,130 and is significant at 0.000. It means that professional allowances and teacher professionalism can simultaneously affect teacher performance.Research implications/limitations – This research is limited to two independent variables, and the research location is only in one area. Future research is expected to explore more deeply the factors that can affect the performance of Early Childhood Education Programs teachers with a broader research location. Practical implications – This research is expected to provide input to early childhood education teachers, school institutions, and education offices related to teacher performance, especially in Bergas District, Semarang Regency. The implication that needs to be applied to keep teacher performance high and optimal is to pay attention to the professional allowances given to teachers and teacher professionalism.Originality/value – This study adds teacher professionalism as one of the factors that can affect teacher performance. This research also makes Early Childhood Education Programs teachers research respondents.
 Paper type Research paper

Evaluation of teacher performance in post-certification classroom action research at the vocational school

The purpose of this study was to assess teacher performance in classroom action research at SMK N 2 Sungai Penuh after certification using the goal free evaluation model. Teacher performance in classroom action research aims to improve the quality of Indonesian education, one of which is through educator-certified teachers who have professional competence by conducting classroom action research. Evaluation of attachment to the positive, negative, and side (neutral) impacts of the post-certification program. The research subjects were teachers who were certified educators and taught for about ten years, totaling 56 people. He research method is qualitative. Data collection techniques using questionnaires, interviews, documentation and observation. The results of the research show that the certification program in improving the welfare of economic teachers has been successful but not in improving teacher performance in classroom action research. The negative impacts that arise must be considered and corrected so as not to disrupt the stability of an already good program.

Inequality of Middle Education Resources in Lampung Province

The government continues to make various efforts to improve the quality of education in Lampung Province, including its infrastructure, increasing competence and teacher welfare. Departing from this background, it is important to analyze the inequality in the distribution of educational capacity between regions in Lampung Province, in this research focused on the level of secondary education. This research was conducted using a mixed method method that combines qualitative and quantitative techniques with a qualitative paradigm. The quantitative data to be used include educational statistics from BPS, Dapodik and Education Balance, while the qualitative data to be used include interviews, observations and text analysis. The existence of private schools is dominant in Central Lampung, East Lampung, South Lampung and Bandar Lampung. This indicates if the area has an attractiveness for private schools to be involved in the provision of education. In addition, the social role of several private schools affiliated with community social organizations also reflects the efforts to be actively involved in the development of education in their area. Then, the availability of several types of space in schools in each district/city seems to vary.