The Implementation of Teacher Profession Benefit Policy in Improving Teacher Professionalism of State Senior High School in Gorontalo City

Abstract

This study aim is to analyze the effect of teacher profession benefit policy implementation to improve teacher professionalism of state senior high school in Gorontalo City. It has three research focuses. First, analyzing the effect of teacher profession benefit policy on the improvement of learning quality, with sub focus: a) quality learning tool, b) teacher quality improvement and c) teacher loyalty in teaching-learning process. Second, analyzing the effect of teacher profession benefit policy implementation to increase teacher productivity, with following sub focus: a) improvement of teacher teaching discipline, b) teacher performance, and c) teacher work motivation. The samples are 68 State Senior High School Teachers as representation of State Senior High School Teachers who have received Teacher Profession Benefit.The research results showed that implementation of teacher profession benefit policy in improves only 20% of senior high school teachers professionalism in Gorontalo city, especially to improve learning quality, both in learning tools and teacher improvement quality. The teacher loyalty in teaching and learning process only improves 20%, depending on teacher profession benefit, while the rest 80% are determined by teachers existence. The Teacher Profession Benefit Policy Implementation improves only 20% on Professionalism of High School Teachers in Gorontalo City, especially in Teacher Productivity, both in dimensions of Teachers Discipline and Teacher Work Achievement. Teacher Profession Benefits improves only 20% the Teacher Work Motivation dimension, arrest 80% is determined by Teachers existence.

Keywords: Teacher Profession benefit, Teacher Professionalism, Senior High School