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In Search of Quality Human Resources in Education: Professional Competency, Compensation, Working Climate, and Motivation toward Vocational Teachers' Performance

Indonesian Research Journal in Education |IRJE| · Vol. 5 No. 1 (2021) · pp. 175–191

DOI
10.22437/irje.v5i1.12497
ISSN
2580-5711
Published
2021-04-04
Publisher
Universitas Jambi, Indonesia
Language
en
License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0

Abstract

This study aimed to find out the effect of professional competency, compensation, working climate, and motivation on the performance of vocational teachers in Muaro Jambi Regency. The data were collected through an empirically validated questionnaire from 212 respondents. The variables consisted of professional teacher competency (X1), compensation (X2), and working climate (X3), and one moderator variable; motivation (Y), and one bound variable; teacher performance (Z). Descriptive and inferential analysis technique was used to analyze the data through SPSS and Smart PLS 3.2.7 applications. The results of descriptive analysis illustrated that teacher performance, teacher professional competency, working climate and working motivation in the very high category. At the same time, compensation fell into the good category. The statistical analysis results revealed that teacher professional competency, compensation, and working climate affected teacher working motivation, while professional teacher competency, working climate, and motivation involved teacher performance. Compensation was predicted not to affect teacher performance where P-Value 0.810 was greater than 0.05. Teacher professional competency, compensation, and working climate affected teacher performance through motivation as moderator variables to teacher performance. Professional teacher competency, compensation, and working climate were predicted to have a simultaneous effect on teacher working motivation. Professional teacher competency, compensation, working climate, and motivation were predicted to have a simultaneous effect on teacher performance. It is recommended that vocational school teachers in Muaro Jambi regency improve their performance for better student learning achievement.

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Siti SyuhadaAffiliation unknown1
Khairinal KhairinalAffiliation unknown1
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Nazurty NazurtyAffiliation unknown1
Ilham AsmaryadiAffiliation unknown1
Atri WidowatiAffiliation unknown1
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Mansur MansurAffiliation unknown1
Robi HendraAffiliation unknown1
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Yanto YantoAffiliation unknown1
Suratno SuratnoAffiliation unknown1
Rahmat MurboyonoAffiliation unknown1
Devi GuspitaAffiliation unknown1

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