Professionalism of the Female Teacher at Riau Palm Oil Plantation Sumatera Indonesia
Mesta Limbong
Mesta Limbong, Universitas Kristen Indonesia, Mayjen Sutoyo No. Cawang, East Jakarta, Indonesia.
Manuscript received on 15 October 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 21 October 2019 | Manuscript Published on 02 November 2019 | PP: 176-178 | Volume-8 Issue-2S9 September 2019 | Retrieval Number: B10380982S919/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijrte.B1038.0982S919
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Abstract: This research shows professionalism of the female teachers at palm oil plantation’s school which belongs to Astra Agro Lestari Company 18% of the Astra Agro Lestary company’s employees is female, and some of them work as a teacher. Teacher’s professionalism is considered important to be investigated because by professionalism, teachers can perform their best to serve the need of education for their students. Individually, female teacher holds double tasks as a mother in their family and as a female teacher professionally. Research method of this research is descriptive quantitative with the total of the sample is 48 female teacher. In collecting the data, researcher used questionnaire. The result of the research shows that female teachers in the Astra Agro Lestary company’s palm oil plantation has worked professionally according to their tasks. Focus Group Discussion result and based on the data analysis, the researcher found out that female teacher who hasn’t married yet shows a dynamic behavior on technology development in teaching compares to the one who has married. Female teacher owns a primary task as a teacher and an additional task, helping the company in assisting the society internally and externally. The additional task is training and assisting maternal and child health services workers, introducing the central trash disposal to the society, assisting the community, assisting the day care workers, doing an assistance to the parents about the importance of breast milk feeding, and stimulating the mothers in following the family welfare programme activities.
Keywords: Professionalism; Female Teacher; Palm Oil Plantation.
Scope of the Article: Social Sciences