“Teaching is God’s Calling”: Teachers’ Beliefs and Professional Identity at Ten Christian Schools in Indonesia

Yumarnamto, Mateus and Prijambodo, V. Luluk (2020) “Teaching is God’s Calling”: Teachers’ Beliefs and Professional Identity at Ten Christian Schools in Indonesia. “Teaching is God’s Calling”: Teachers’ Beliefs and Professional Identity at Ten Christian Schools in Indonesia, 13 (2). pp. 70-78. ISSN e-ISSN: 2442-4730, p-ISSN: 1978-1342, Jurnal Nasional Terakreditasi SINTA 2

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Abstract

Teachers’ beliefs and their roles in the classroom may change over time as they are more informed about the profession from their own experiences, from their colleagues, and from their continuing education. In this study we investigated teachers’ beliefs and roles at 10 Christian schools in East Java, Indonesia to see how their beliefs influence their professional identity development. The data were collected from 107 teachers who participated in semi-structured interviews and who wrote reflective essays as a part of their career development program. The data were analyzed in the framework of narrative inquiry to see the emergent themes. The findings suggest that the most salient beliefs among the participating teachers are the beliefs which are based on their Christian affiliation. These salient beliefs and Christian identity of the teachers could enhance their positive image as teachers and could motivate them to be better teachers. However, the salient religious identity may also be able to be hindrance for teacher agency to solve problems in their practices as the beliefs can be the shielding for their reluctance to change.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Christian schools; identity; teacher education; teachers’ beliefs
Subjects:	English Education
Divisions:	Journal Publication
Depositing User:	F.X. Hadi
Date Deposited:	28 Jan 2021 02:22
Last Modified:	17 Dec 2021 05:41
URI:	http://repository.ukwms.ac.id/id/eprint/24978

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