ANALYSIS OF FACTORS AFFECTING PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCES OF HIGH SCHOOL ECONOMIC TEACHERS IN EAST JAVA

Abstract

Professional competence of the economic teachers yet to be optimal. The present study aims at determining the effect of profession commitment, educational background, participation in MGMP, the level of teachers’ welfare on professional competence of high school economic teachers in East Java either partially or simultaneously. The study was designed as explanatory research. The population of the study on economic teachers of both state and private high school in East Java. Meanwhile, the sample were selected by employing random sampling technique. Then, it analyzed by multiple linear regression. The results of the study are explain as follows: (1) the effect of partially profession commitment and the level of teachers’ welfare on professional competence of high school economic teachers in East Java; (2) the not effect of partially educational background and participation in MGMP on professional competence of high school economic teachers in East Java; (3) the effect of simultaneously profession commitment, educational background, participation in MGMP, the level of teachers’ welfare on professional competence of high school economic teachers in East Java. It suggests that the Department of Education to develop suistanable economic development of the professionalism of teachers