Professional development for Indonesian elementary school teachers: Increased competency and sustainable teacher development programs

Various problems, such as a shortage of teachers, especially in certain outlying and underdeveloped provinces, unequal distribution of teachers, low teacher competency, and mismatch between educational qualifications and scientific fields, as well as the demands of increasingly dynamic developments in science and technology, resulting in the need for professional development for elementary school teachers to improve teacher professionalism in Indonesia. These background as a basis for the government to create teacher professional education program for elementary school teachers continuously. It is hoped that it will be able to answer the educational problems facing the Indonesian nation. This research explores the opinions of elementary school teachers who have participated in teacher professional development activities through the in-service teacher professional education program.印度尼西亚小学教师行业面临多重现实难题：特定偏远欠发达省份师资短缺问题尤为凸显、教师资源分配不均、教师职业素养有待提升、学历资质与所授学科领域不匹配，加之科技领域日新月异的发展需求，因此亟需通过小学教师专业发展项目提升其职业专业能力。基于上述背景，印尼政府持续推出针对小学教师的职业教育计划，以期解决印尼国民教育所面临的各类困境。本研究旨在探索参与过在职教师职业教育项目的小学教师的相关看法。