Pancasila and Civic Education Teacher Organization Role in Improving Professionality of Civic Education Teachers

摘要

The Subject Teacher Organization (MGMP) is a forum that unites perceptions and understandings or exchange information and experiences that are useful as well as find solutions to various problems faced by teachers in classroom learning activities. Therefore, the existence of MGMP needs to be empowered by its functions and roles so that it can be used as a forum to solve various problems faced by teachers in carrying out their main tasks professionally. However, looking at the phenomena in the field, it is seen that the actual role and existence of the MGMP is still questioned both in terms of quantity and quality of performance in accordance with the objectives of the presence of MGMP. The purposes of this study are to describe (1) MGMP membership of the Civics Education Teachers; (2) activities carried out by MGMP in increasing the professionalism of Civics Education teachers in Banjarmasin. The results of this study indicate that (1) MGMP of Civics Education in Banjarmasin is grouped into public junior high school (SMP) and Islamic junior high school (MTs) and private junior high school (SMP) and Islamic junior high school (MTs); (2) activities of MGMP Civics Education in an effort to improve Civics Education teacher professionalism are namely: training in making instructional devices, training in making instructional media, training in making scientific papers, socialization of credit scores for staffing positions, and training in various learning models.