Implementation Of Education Supervision to Improve The Professionalism of Elementary School Teachers

Abstract

Teacher professionalism is influenced by various factors, one of them being the supervision of the principal. Supervision becomes a vital thing to do to improve the quality of education. This qualitative research aimed to explain the implementation of educational supervision to improve teacher professionalism. This research was conducted in one of the elementary schools in Bogor. This research involved the principal and six class teachers. The data were obtained through observation, interviews, and documentation. The validity of the data was carried out through triangulation techniques. The results of this study showed that the implementation of educational supervision could improve teacher professionalism in terms of pedagogic competence, professional competence, social competence, and personality competence.