ERIC Number: EJ1284279
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 13
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ISSN: EISSN-2165-8714
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Experiences of Participants in Teacher Professional Education on Obtaining Soft Skills: A Case Study in Indonesia
Huda S. A., Nurul; Suyanto; Arifi, Ahmad; Putranta, Himawan; Azizah, Amiroh Nichayatun Munir
European Journal of Educational Research, v10 n1 p313-325 2021
Teachers in the constitution in Indonesia are professionals who must meet pedagogical, social, personal, and professional competencies. This qualitative research with a phenomenological approach aims to explore the experiences of the teacher professional education program (PPG) participants in gaining soft skills. The research data were collected through in-depth interviews conducted on fifteen PPG participants consisting of seven females and eight males. The fifteen participants attended PPG in five universities spread out from universities in Central Java, West Java, Yogyakarta Special Region, and Jakarta Special Capital Region. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling. Data analysis was carried out through the horizontalization, texturally, structurally, and essential descriptions stages. The results of this research found that PPG participants received soft skills learning in hidden curriculum patterns so that each participant had an initial understanding and how to get various soft skill understandings. Soft skills obtained by participants during the PPG implementation are self-confidence, collaboration, hard work, respect for culture, patience, wisdom, maturity, mental resilience, humility, responsibility, creative thinking, positive thinking, cooperation, humility, respect for others, and tolerance. This research recommends that soft skills learning at PPG be implemented with a structured curriculum so that participants have better abilities as teachers.
Descriptors: Skill Development, Soft Skills, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Education Curriculum, Professional Development, High School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Competencies, Foreign Countries
Eurasian Society of Educational Research. 7321 Parkway Drive South, Hanover, MD 21076. e-mail: publisher@eu-jer.com; Web site: https://www.eu-jer.com/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Indonesia (Jakarta)
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