?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Feprints.iab.edu.my%2Fv2%2F1348%2F&rft.title=Dasar+penempatan-pertukaran%2C+kompetensi%2C+dan+tanggungan+tugas+dalam+perkhidmatan+guru+di+Sabah+dan+Sarawak&rft.creator=Bari%2C+Esmali.&rft.subject=L+Education+(General)&rft.description=School+teachers+are+the+major+human+resource+in+the+education+sector+because+they+conduct+and%0D%0Aimplement+the+instructional+process+in+classrooms%2C+and+the+quality+of+an+education+system+cannot%0D%0Aexceed+the+quality+of+its+teacher+(Barber+%26+Mourshed%2C+2007).+The+aim+of+this+study+was+to+determine%0D%0Astrategies+used+by+school+administrators+to+deal+with+matters+relating+to+the+placement+and+transfer+of%0D%0Ateachers+in+Sabah+and+Sarawak.+The+study+also+attempted+to+gauge+teachers%E2%80%99+competency+level+and%0D%0Atheir+various+responsibilities+in+the+two+states+concerned%2C+which+had+to+address+the+issue+of+having+a%0D%0Ahigh+number+of+under-enrolled+schools+in+remote+areas+and+low+quality+schools.+This+study+employed+a%0D%0Asurvey+method%2C+which+was+carried+out+in+two+phases%3A+Phase+I+investigated+the+placement+and+transfer%0D%0Apolicy+of+teachers%2C+with+respondents+consisting+of+268+school+administrators%3B+and+Phase+II+investigated%0D%0Ateacher+competencies+and+responsibilities+with+a+sample+size+of+785+teachers.+The+respondents+were%0D%0Aselected+through+a+combination+of+stratified%2C+cluster%2C+and+simple+random+sampling.+In+Phase+I%2C+the%0D%0Aquestionnaire+had+three+sections%2C+including+some+open-ended+questions.+In+Phase+II%2C+the+questionnaire%0D%0Ahad+five+parts.+Through+the+results+of+the+pilot+study%2C+the+internal+reliability+of+the+instrument+was%0D%0Afound+to+be+in+a+reasonable+range%2C+namely+%CE%B1+%3D+0.85+-+0.94.+Data+was+analyzed+using+descriptive%0D%0Astatistics%2C+Multiple+Response+Analysis%2C+and+ANOVA.+Results+indicated+that+the+school+administrator%0D%0Abelieved+that+the+subject+major+was+the+main+factor+considered+for+teacher+placement+and+transfer.+Subsequent+factors+such+as+family%2C+health+and+quality+of+service+were+also+some+key+considerations+in%0D%0Ateacher+transfer.+Through+Confirmatory+Factor+Analysis%2C+the+study+confirmed+that+there+were+seven%0D%0Asubconstructs+in+professional+competence+of+teachers.+Exploratory+Factor+Analysis+showed+that+there%0D%0Awere+four+subcontructs+in+teacher+responsibilities.+Generally%2C+all+teachers+had+high+level+of+professional%0D%0Acompetence.+However%2C+experienced+teachers+teaching+more+than+16+years%2C+primary+school+teachers%2C+teachers+with+Professional+Certificate+in+Teaching%2C+and+male+teachers%2C+all+show+higher+levels+of%0D%0Acompetence+than+other+variables+in+particular+subconstructs.+All+teachers+from+different+demographic%0D%0Abackgrounds+agreed+that+the+main+task+of+the+teacher+is+performing+teaching+activities.+However%2C+a%0D%0Amajor+portion+of+their+time+included+carrying+out+school+management+tasks+and+co-curricular+related%0D%0Aactivities.+Difficult+terrain+and+limited+school+facilities+in+Sabah+and+Sarawak+posed+a+major+challenge%0D%0Ain+implementing+teacher+placement+and+transfer+policy+in+Sabah+and+Sarawak.+Therefore%2C+to+improve%0D%0Athe+quality+and+condition+of+teachers+in+these+states%2C+stakeholders+in+the+education+system+should%0D%0Aconsider+aspects+such+as+school+infrastructure%2C+education+resources+facilities%2C+teachers%E2%80%99+expertise%2C+quality%0D%0Aof+teachers%2C+teaching+and+learning+practices%2C+SKM+management%2C+teachers'+welfare%2C+lesson+duration%2C+and%0D%0Alocal+views&rft.publisher=Fakulti+Pendidikan%2C+Universiti+Malaya+Kuala+Lumpur&rft.type=Other&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Feprints.iab.edu.my%2Fv2%2F1348%2F1%2FDR.%2520ESMALI%2520BIN%2520BARI-%2520IAB%2520CAWANGAN%2520SABAH%2520-%2520ABSTRAK%2520TESIS%2520PhD.pdf&rft.identifier=++Bari%2C+Esmali.+++Dasar+penempatan-pertukaran%2C+kompetensi%2C+dan+tanggungan+tugas+dalam+perkhidmatan+guru+di+Sabah+dan+Sarawak.++Fakulti+Pendidikan%2C+Universiti+Malaya+Kuala+Lumpur.+++++