The Readiness of Management and Faculty Members in Implementing New Curriculum in Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia

Abstract

Improvements in teacher education, in part resulting from better-prepared entrants to pre-service training, will promote better teaching and learning at all levels of education. In responding to this issue, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI) as one Teacher Education Institutions (TEIs) in Indonesia has formulated “Redesign of Professional Education for Teachers” as one of responses to need for 21st century teacher education. This is marked, among other, by the deep mastery of subject matter to be taught, knowledge of learners and their characteristics, mastery of pedagogical content knowledge, knowledge of context of education, and mastery of ICT used in the teaching and learning processes. This study focuses on identifying and analyzing aspects related to organizational readiness of 2013 UPI Curriculum implementation that is based on Redesign of Professional Education for Teacher. The study used both qualitative and quantitative methods. The selection of the design is due to the main objective of the study is to identify problems in program implementation and to seek appropriate solution to the problems encountered. The subjects of this study involve head of departments and management in Faculty of Education Science. The findings, among other, indicated that the readiness among level of management of the faculty did not correlate with organizational behavior among level management. The management readiness of study program still needs significant reinforcement and strategic direction through effective communication formulas in the implementation of the new curriculum the redesigned teacher professional education.