Continuous Professional Development of Junior High Schools’ Islamic Religious Education Teachers at Bandar Lampung City, Indonesia

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the continuous professional development which covers self-development, scientific publications, and innovative works on Islamic religious education teachers in Bandar Lampung city, Indonesia. This study employs the qualitative-descriptive approach with the teachers, principals, the chairperson of Islamic religious education Subject Teachers' Conference (MGMP), and the head of State Office of Education Bandar Lampung as the sources of data. The data collected through interviews, observations, and documentation. The data analysis techniques used were data triangulation through data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing. This study discovers that 1) to develop themselves, the teachers join MGMP activities, training, workshops, seminars, and others, 2) for scientific publications in the form of scientific papers, the teachers participate in the national level competitions and workbooks writing although, in a minimal amount, 3) for innovative work, the teachers prepare the learning standards, learning guidelines, semester exam questions, syllabus development, lesson plan development, teaching materials development, editing blueprints of Islamic religious education questions although without continuous innovation. It recommended to foster self-development, scientific publications, and work innovation, PAI teachers in junior high schools should take part in training, seminars, and workshops, both independently and held by the education offices by taking into account good management theories, namely activities designed based on needs analysis, coordination with all institutions. The implementation of activities should have precise and measured outputs. An evaluation is also needed to find out whether the self-development, scientific publications, and innovative works have achieved or not.

Infrastructures Ans Facilities Management in the Madrasah Aliyah Pesawaran, Lampung Province, Indonesia

“…If all the management steps have run well as expected, it will impact the teaching and learning process to achieve educational goals effectively and efficiently. Therefore, education providers, be it the government, principals, teachers, other school personnel, and the community, need to continue improving the quality of education based on the demands of the times [10].…”

Principals Roles in Improving Islamic High Schools Educational Quality in Bandar Lampung, Indonesia

“…To strengthen the role theory in the perspective of national education policy (Depdiknas, 2006), there are seven roles of school principals, namely, as 1) educator; 2) manager;3) administrator; 4) supervisor; 5) leader; 6) creator of work climate; and 7)entrepreneur. [16].…”

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“…Guru harus memiliki sebuah komunitas atau organisasi agar guru bisa berkembang dan professional. "Teachers individually and together with their professional community must be encouraged to become part of the learning organization through their conscious and voluntary involvement and continuous involvement in various learning activities to develop their professionalism (Robiyah et al, 2021).…”

“…Regulation of the Minister of State for Administrative Reform and Bureaucracy Reform No. 16/2009 (Peraturan Menteri Negara Pendayagunaan Aparatur Negara dan Reformasi Birokrasi Nomor 16 Tahun 2009 Tentang Jabatan Fungsional Guru dan Angka Kreditnya, 2009) concerning Teacher Functional Position and Credit Scores, 2009 which states that the duties of the teachers are not only to teach, guide, and assess, but also must develop continuous professional development which includes self-development, scientific publications, and innovative works.Through continuous professional development, teachers expected to maintain, improve, expand their knowledge and skills, and build the personal qualities needed in their professional duties(Robiyah et al, 2021).Motivasi menulis karya ilmiah guru Ilmu-Ilmu Sosial (IIS) Madrasah Aliyah (MA) Kementerian Agama Kota Payakumbuh sebanyak 85%, guru ingin mengembangkan skill dan kepekaan dalam menulisIlmu-Ilmu Sosial Madrasah Aliyah Se-Kota Payakumbuh-Desimarnis, Sahidin, Rusdinal, Nurhizrah…”