In-Service Teacher's Response to The Professional Development Training and Workshop in Indonesia

摘要

Teacher professionalism is an essential factor in managing quality education as a critical factor in the civil society movement. The Indonesian government has been improving teacher professionalism through the teacher certification program. The implementation of teacher certification has been carried out since 2007 through the Decree of Ministry of Education Number 18 of 2007 concerning certification for in-service teachers. The government carries out training and workshops for three months to increase professionalism. This study revealed the essential factors influencing the success of this program based on the responses of participants. The method used was descriptive quantitative and qualitative. The research samples were 90 teachers who participated in this program. The instrument used for data collection was the critical incident questionnaire (CIQ) consisting of 5 questions. Data were processed using affinity diagrams and Pareto chart analysis. From these results, there would be determinant factors in the success of implementing teacher professionalism programs. Some essential strategies to improve teacher professional development are revising the learning strategy to involve participants in learning, conducting the learning monitoring to ensure all participants able to reach the competencies. These results are used as a consideration for improving the management of teacher certification programs.