Kajian tentang Tingkat Ketidakhadiran Guru Sekolah Dasar dan Dampaknya terhadap Siswa
Authors: Suprastowo Philip 
Published: March 2018

This study is a research result that aims to find out: 1) the level of absenteeism ofÂ elementary school teachers; 2) profile of teacherâ€™s absenteeism level in terms of aspects ofÂ education background, employment status, and certificate ownership; 3) causes of absenteeismÂ factor; 4) impact of teacherâ€™s absenteeism on school and student learning performance; and 5)Â efforts that has been done in minimizing teacherâ€™s absenteeism. The study was conductedÂ through a survey in 20 regencies/cities as samples that determined by cluster random samplingÂ according to region distribution and a consideration on population distribution of number ofÂ teachers in that region. There were 168 primary schools involved in this study which determinedÂ randomly. Results of this study found that: 1) level of absenteeism in primary school teachersÂ was relatively lower, that was 6.6%; 2) profile of absenteeism teachers were dominant inÂ teachers with high school education, Civil Servants Status, and have certified; 3) the main cause of absenteeism of teachers was due to be assigned by school and other interests, includingÂ the needs of teachers with official permission; 4) the impact of teacher absenteeism was disruptionÂ on learning process, students deviant behavior, decrease in student achievement and schoolÂ image; and 5) school has tried to overcome the problems by setting up and assigning substitute teachers/picket teachers/part-time teachers, and education office in regencies/cities preventivelyÂ overcome the absenteeism of teachers by applying disciplinary rules and sanctions forÂ absenteeism teachers consequently and consistently.Â ABSTRAKÂ Kajian ini berupa hasil penelitian yang bertujuan untuk mengetahui: 1) tingkat ketidakhadiran guru SD; 2) profil tingkat ketidakhadiran guru ditinjau dari aspek latar belakangÂ pendidikan, status kepegawaian, dan kepemilikan sertifikat; 3) faktor penyebab ketidakhadiranÂ guru; 4) dampak ketidakhadiran guru terhadap sekolah dan prestasi belajar siswa; dan 5)Â upaya yang dilakukan untuk meminimalisir ketidakhadiran guru. Penelitian dilakukan melaluiÂ survei yang dilakukan di 20 kabupaten/kota sampel yang ditentukan secara cluster random sampling berdasarkan distribusi wilayah serta pertimbangan sebaran populasi jumlah guru diÂ kabupaten/kota. Jumlah sekolah sebanyak 168 SDN ditentukan secara acak. Hasil kajianÂ menemukan bahwa: 1) tingkat ketidakhadiran guru SD diketahui relatif rendah, yaitu 6,6%; 2)Â profil guru yang tidak hadir dominan pada guru berpendidikan sekolah menengah, berstatusÂ Pegawai Negeri Sipil dan telah bersertifikat; 3) Penyebab utama ketidakhadiran guru karenaÂ ditugaskan untuk dinas dan berbagai kepentingan, serta keperluan guru dengan izin resmi; 4)Â Dampak ketidakhadiran guru yaitu terganggunya proses pembelajaran, perilaku siswaÂ menyimpang, penurunan prestasi siswa, dan citra sekolah; dan 5) sekolah berupaya mengatasiÂ agar pembelajaran tetap berjalan terutama dengan menyiapkan dan menugaskan guruÂ pengganti/guru piket/guru honorer; serta dinas pendidikan kabupaten/kota secara preventifÂ mengatasi ketidakhadiran guru dengan menerapkan peraturan disiplin dan sanksi terhadapÂ guru secara konsekuen dan konsisten.Â