Teaching Material Development Among Higher Education Teachers: A Qualitative Study in Indonesian Context

摘要

This study is intended to investigate the ways the teachers of higher education develop teaching material which include how to select, modify and develop their own teaching materials. This study applies the qualitative research method with in-depth interview and observation as the data collecting techniques. Three lecturers with different teaching experience backgrounds became the subjects of this study. Two of them have more than 30 years of teaching experience and one has fifteen years of teaching experience. The result of this study shows that the design of teaching material is related to the curriculum that is developed by the minister of education and culture. The design of the teaching material was based on the syllabus and the curriculum. The college through the English Department Program matches with the curriculum provided by the ministry and the English department program. English department program decides the material and chooses the lecturer to teach the subject based on their proficiency and skill. The syllabus that based on the curriculum is provided by the English department program is the guidance in designing the teaching material. The result mentions there is no obligation to follow all material that is provided by the Minister, because each campus has different needs. So, the English department can adjust the teaching material.