Muhammad Nurtanto, Putu Sudira, Herminarto Sofyan, Dwi Jatmoko
Research on the meaning of work for professional teachers in vocational education is still rare. This study fills that void by exploring the experiences of vocational teachers who have received awards as professional teachers and outstanding teachers. This study aims to find the concepts of the meaning of work for professional teachers while carrying out their professional duties. A purposive sampling technique was used to determine 11 (eleven) vocational teachers as informants. Semi-structured interviews carried out data mining. Interview transcripts were analyzed using NVivo-12 with the stages of open coding, axial coding, and generic coding based on inductive themes. The study findings reveal 5 (five) themes: (1) helping students achieve future goals, (2) achieving important goals, (3) obtaining happiness and life satisfaction, (4) being valuable as a field of worship, and (5) aiming to develop their knowledge. © 2022, Auricle Global Society of Education and Research. All rights reserved.
Department of Vocational Education and Technology, Yogyakarta State University and Department of Mechanical Engineering Education, Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa, Jl. Raya Jakarta Km 4, Banten, Indonesia; Department of Vocational Education and Technology, Yogyakarta State University, Colombo St., Yogyakarta, Indonesia; Department of Automotive Engineering Education, Universitas Muhammadiyah Purworejo, K. H. Ahmad Dahlan St., Purworejo Regency, Central Java, Indonesia
