Humanizing Islamic Religious Education in Bali During the Covid-19 Pandemic

The delivery of Islamic Religious Education (PAI) in Bali has been fraught with difficulties, which have been exacerbated by the pandemic. This paper discusses 1) the realities of Islamic religious education in Bali, 2) the implementation of a special condition curriculum as a means of humanizing PAI education, and 3) the humanization of Islamic religious education in Bali during the COVID-19 pandemic. This research employed a qualitative phenomenological study, with data gathered through in-depth interviews with school principals, Islamic Religious Education teachers, and Muslim students' parents. The data is handled in stages that include data reduction, visualization, and verification. The findings indicate that: 1) The ratio of Islamic Religious Education teachers to pupils is imbalanced; some schools even lack Islamic Religious Education teachers, and numerous parents express dissatisfaction with online learning in PAI sessions. 2 ) Curriculum implementation for special/emergency situations; some schools have implemented it as a means of increasing learning effectiveness and efficiency, while others continue to use the national curriculum, despite teacher recognition that it is unproductive. 3) The special education curriculum is considered one of the first steps toward humanizing Religious Education Islam, which, in the face of poor online learning, must also be accompanied by teachers who are accessible to parents and students. AbstrakPenyelenggaraan Pendidikan Agama Islam (PAI) di Bali penuh dengan kesulitan yang diperparah dengan adanya pandemi. tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menyelidiki penggunaan kurikulum pengaturan khusus/darurat sebagai metode memanusiakan pendidikan. Tulisan ini membahas 1) realitas pendidikan agama Islam di Bali, 2) penerapan kurikulum kondisi khusus sebagai sarana memanusiakan pendidikan PAI, dan 3) humanisasi pendidikan agama Islam di Bali pada masa pandemi COVID-19. Penelitian ini menggunakan studi kualitatif fenomenologis, dengan data dikumpulkan melalui wawancara mendalam dengan kepala sekolah, guru Pendidikan Agama Islam, dan orang tua siswa Muslim. Penanganan data dilakukan secara bertahap yang meliputi reduksi data, visualisasi, dan verifikasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: 1) Rasio guru PAI terhadap siswa tidak seimbang; beberapa sekolah bahkan kekurangan guru PAI, dan banyak orang tua menyatakan ketidakpuasan dengan pembelajaran online di sesi PAI. 2) Implementasi kurikulum untuk situasi khusus/darurat; beberapa sekolah telah menerapkannya sebagai sarana untuk meningkatkan efektivitas dan efisiensi pembelajaran, sementara yang lain tetap menggunakan kurikulum nasional, meskipun diakui oleh guru bahwa kurikulum tersebut tidak produktif. 3) Kurikulum pendidikan luar biasa dianggap sebagai salah satu langkah awal untuk memanusiakan Pendidikan Agama Islam, yang dalam menghadapi pembelajaran online yang buruk, juga harus didampingi oleh guru yang dapat diakses oleh orang tua dan siswa.How to Cite: Ramdhani, F. Z., Rusmayani, Kurniawati. (2021). Humanizing Islamic Religious Education in Bali During the Covid-19 Pandemic. TARBIYA: Journal of Education in Muslim Society, 8(1), 66-81. doi:10.15408/tjems.v8i1.20636.

Who Are America’s Teachers of the Year?

The Teacher of the Year (TOY) program is the longest-standing teacher recognition program in the United States. The purpose of this study is to describe the characteristics of state and national TOY awardees and the schools in which they teach. To accomplish this aim, we develop a new data set including the characteristics of all TOY awardees and their schools from 1988 to 2019. Using descriptive and regression analysis, we find that TOY awardees are most likely to teach at the high school level, while the most common subjects taught were elementary education, English language arts, natural sciences, and, for National TOY awardees, social studies. They also have a greater probability of being selected from schools with a smaller fraction of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, and higher student enrollments. We discuss how these differences may impede the TOY program’s efforts to amplify teachers’ voice in education policymaking.

Aspectos da profissão docente no Brasil: análises exploratórias do Pisa 2015

<p>O presente artigo analisa a associação existente entre diferentes variáveis da profissão docente: o engajamento profissional afetivo dos docentes, a satisfação no trabalho, as interações com colegas e direção da escola, a percepção sobre as condições de trabalho e o desejo de tornar-se professor. Para isso, utilizam-se as respostas dos docentes de Português (N = 1.346) e de Matemática (N = 816) ao questionário do professor aplicado pelo Programa Internacional de Avaliação de Estudantes (Pisa 2015). O estudo revela quão importantes são as interações estabelecidas na escola e a percepção positiva dos docentes em relação à carreira para a satisfação no trabalho e o engajamento profissional. Os resultados contribuem para o processo de discussão sobre as políticas de valorização do docente.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Aspectos de la profesión docente en Brasil: análisis exploratorios del Pisa 2015</strong></p><p>El presente artículo analiza la asociación existente entre distintas variables de la profesión docente: el compromiso profesional afectivo de los docentes, la satisfacción en el trabajo, las interacciones con colegas y dirección de la escuela, la percepción sobre las condiciones laborales y el deseo de convertirse en profesor. Para ello, se utilizan las respuestas de los docentes de Portugués (N=1.346) y de Matemáticas (N= 816) al cuestionario del profesor aplicado por el Programa Internacional de Avaliação de Estudantes (Pisa 2015). El estudio revela cómo son importantes las interacciones establecidas en la escuela y la percepción positiva de los docentes en relación a la carrera para la satisfacción laboral y el compromiso profesional. Los resultados contribuyen para el proceso de discusión sobre las políticas de valorización del docente.</p><p><strong>Palabras clave: </strong>Práctica Docente, Valorización del Professor, Pisa, Regresión Lineal.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Aspects of the teaching profession in Brazil: exploratory analyses of Pisa 2015</strong></p><p>This paper analyzes the association between different variables of the teaching profession: professional affective engagement, job satisfaction, interactions with peers and school management, perceptions about working conditions and the desire to become a teacher. To that end, we use the answers of Portuguese (N = 1,346) and Mathematics (N = 816) teachers to the teacher questionnaire administered by the Program for International Student Assessment (Pisa 2015). The study reveals that interactions in school and teachers’ positive perception about the career are very important for job satisfaction and professional engagement. Results contribute to the discussion process about teacher recognition policies.</p><p><strong>Keywords: </strong>Teacher practice, Teacher recognition, PISA, Linear regression.</p>