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Abstract: Professional Development of Novice English Teacher in Junior High School. Objectives: This study aimed at finding out novice English teacher’s understanding about professional development in a junior high school in Palembang, novice teacher’s professional development, its challenges, how challenges are met, and supports provided by school and government. Methods: In this qualitative case study, the data were collected through questionnaires, interview, and documentation and were analyzed by using Likert Scale, transcription, codification, and thematic analysis. The participants were an English novice teacher, a senior teacher, and vice principle of curriculum affair. Findings: Regardless of her good understanding, the novice teacher lacked of professional development. She encountered instructional, social status and identity, classroom management and workload challenges, which were met by joining subject teachers' forum, while advices and consent to join teachers’ forum were given as school support. Conclusion: Novice teacher should understand and apply professional development in her career.
Keywords: professional development, novice teacher, English teacher.
Abstrak: Professional Development of Novice English Teacher in Junior High School. Tujuan: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pemahaman guru pemula tentang pengembangan profesional, pengembangan profesional yang diadapatkan, tantangannya, cara menghadapinya, dan dukungan yang diberikan sekolah dan pemerintah. Metode: Dalam penelitian kualitatif studi kasus ini data diperoleh melalui kuesioner, wawancara, dan dokumentasi. Peserta penelitian adalah seorang guru pemula Bahasa Inggris (masa kerja 4 tahun), seorang guru senior (masa kerja 20 tahun), dan wakil kepala sekolah bidang kurikulum disebuah SMP di Palembang dan dianalisis menggunakan Likert Scale, transkripsi, kodifikasi, dan analisis tematik. Temuan: Terlepas dari pemahamannya yang baik, guru pemula ini kurang mendapatkan pengembangan profesional. Dia menghadapi tantangan instruksional, status social dan identitas, manajemen kelas dan beban kerja, yang diaatasi dengan mengikuti kegiatan MGMP,sementara dukungan dari sekolah diberikan dalam bentuk izin mengikuti kegiatan MGMP dan nasihat. Kesimpulan: Sudah seharusnya guru pemula memahami dan melakukan pengembangan keprofesionalan dalam karirnya.
Kata kunci: pengembangan profesional, guru pemula, guru Bahasa Inggris.
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