Guru Indonesia: Di Antara Birokrasi, Kurikulum, Transformasi Digital, dan Kesejahteraan Sosial

Abstract

The portrait of our national education can be said to have not run optimally according to its objectives. Compared to achieving the quality of human resources of developed countries, we must admit that we are still far behind. Even compared to neighboring countries such as Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, or Vietnam, we are also lagging. This study aims to explore and map four problems for some teachers that are considered a mental burden in carrying out their duties as educators. These four issues are bureaucratic support, the dilemma of curriculum changes, the challenges of the digital era, and the socio-economic welfare system. This study is descriptive and qualitative with more emphasis on the authors' views, assisted by previous studies or research from various journals as a comparative reference or reinforcement of this study, and by utilizing reports from other official sources. The results show that bureaucracy, curriculum, digital transformation, and socio-economic welfare significantly affect teachers' quality. This study concludes that many things need to be addressed, ranging from bureaucratic reform in the education sector, curriculum implementation that does not burden the administrative duties of teachers, the ability of teachers to implement digital transformation, and improving the socio-economic welfare of teachers. It is hoped that the results of this study will also become reference material for further research, become a concern for the government in making decisions, and become one of the references for teachers in improving their competence.