Pengetahuan dan Kemahiran Penyelidikan dalam Meningkatkan Kompetensi dan Profesionalisme Guru: Perspektif Guru Siswazah (Research Knowledge and Skills in Improving Teacher Competence and Professionalism: A Graduate Teacher Perspective)
Abstract
Pembudayaan penyelidikan di sekolah serta pembangunan kompetensi guru sebagai penyelidik mula mendapat perhatian di peringkat global. Pengetahuan dan kemahiran penyelidikan dilihat berpotensi dalam membangunkan kemahiran saintifik yang berupaya membantu para guru memperbaiki dan meningkatkan kualiti amalan PdP di sekolah. Namun, kajian yang meneroka kesan pengalaman mempelajari dan menjalankan penyelidikan ke atas pembangunan kendiri dan amalan profesionalisme guru dalam konteks Malaysia masih terhad. Oleh itu kajian kualitatif berbentuk penerokaan ini bertujuan meneroka persepsi guru yang mengikuti program pengajian sarjana pendidikan, khususnya pengetahuan dan kemahiran penyelidikan yang diperolehi ke atas kompetensi kendiri dan amalan professional. Sejumlah 21 peserta kajian yang terdiri daripada guru yang telah menamatkan pengajian di peringkat sarjana pendidikan telah dipilih menggunakan kaedah persampelan bertujuan. Data dikumpul menggunakan kaedah temubual separa berstruktur secara atas talian melalui aplikasi zoom. Data telah dianalisis secara tematik. Hasil kajian membuktikan pendidikan sarjana memberikan kesan ke atas pembangunan kompetensi kendiri guru dari aspek pemerkasaan pengetahuan dan kemahiran penyelidikan, pengetahuan dalam bidang, kematangan berfikir, serta meningkatkan keyakinan dan kepercayaan diri. Manakala kesan ke atas amalan profesionalisme guru boleh dilihat dari aspek pembudayaan penyelidikan, kemahiran refleksi dan amalan pembelajaran berterusan. Justeru, tren amalan pembelajaran berterusan yang positif dalam kalangan guru perlu digalakan kerana ia membantu secara tidak langsung dalam meningkatkan kualiti pendidikan di sekolah. Berdasarkan impak ini dicadangkan universiti sentiasa mengemaskini kandungan program yang ditawarkan agar selari dengan keperluan semasa sektor pendidikan sekolah.
Kata kunci: kemahiran; penyelidikan; sarjana pendidikan; guru; profesionalisme
Abstract
Cultivating research in schools and the development of teachers’ competencies as researchers are beginning to receive global attention. Research knowledge and skills have the potential in developing scientific skills which are beneficial for teachers to improve and enhance the quality of teaching and learning in schools. Only a few studies have examined the relationship between research experience and its impact on the practice of teachers’ professionalism in Malaysia. This qualitative study aims to explore the perceptions of teachers with a master’s degree in education. The focus is on the effects of research knowledge and skills acquired on self-competence and professional practice. A total of 21 participants consisting of graduate teachers were selected using the purposive sampling method. The data were collected using a semi-structured online interview through the Zoom application which was then analysed thematically. The results have proven that a masters’ education has positively impacted the development of teachers; self-competence in terms of empowerment of knowledge and research skills, knowledge in the field, maturity of thinking, as well as increased confidence and self-belief. Meanwhile, the impact on the practice of teacher professionalism can be seen from the aspects of research culture, reflection skills, and continuous learning practice. Thus, continuous learning practices among teachers should be encouraged as it helps indirectly in improving the quality of education in schools. Based on this impact, it is recommended that universities constantly update the content of the programs offered to be in line with the current needs of the school education sector.
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