Antecedent And Consequent Of Altruistic Professional
Behavior Of Catholic Religious Education (CRE)
Teachers In South Papua
Donatus Wea
1
, Fakhruddin
2
, Y.L. Sukestiyarno
3
, Titi Prihatin
4
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, fakhruddin@mail.unnes.ac.id
2
, sukestiyarno@gmail.com
3
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titi.prihatin.oce@gmail.com
4
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Catholic Academy of Santo Yakobus Merauke, Papua, Indonesia, 081247719057
1
Graduate School Universitas Negeri Semarang, Indonesia, 082133873456
2
,
Graduate School Universitas Negeri Semarang, Indonesia, 0818241519
3
,
Graduate School Universitas Negeri Semarang, Indonesia, 087855021320
4
Abstract. This article discusses the impact of spiritual and emotional intelligence on the
performance of Catholic Religious Education (CRE) teachers in South Papua, with the
intervening variable is altruistic professional behavior. Three hypotheses are tested using
structural equation modeling. The analysis results show that the three hypotheses
proposed are all proved to be significant. The findings indicate that work and
achievement are not only due to the financial gain, but there are more important things:
the existence of values that are believed. These values are a set of principles that is held
firmly by someone to achieve various goals in life and becomes the spirit of dedication.
The selflessly dedication can encourage the teachers of CRE to carry out their role as
transformers, facilitators, motivators, learning planners, and learning inspiration for their
students. Altruistic professional behavior can be practiced as an educational human
resource instrument to educate students in this country.
Keywords: Spiritual Intelligence, Emotional Intelligence, Altruistic Professional
Behavior, Catholic Religious Education Teacher Performance.
1 Introduction
Teacher is an important element in the world of education because teacher becomes an
integral part of educational resources that greatly determine the education success. This is
mandated in the Law of the Republic of Indonesia, Number 14 of 2005 on Teachers and
Lecturers explaining that teachers are learning agents who become facilitators, motivators,
boosters, learning planner, and learning inspiration for students. The affirmation of the law
requires the presence of teachers who have adequate performance and competence.
Teacher's performance and competence have the main responsibility in the orientation of
transforming students from being ignorant to being independent and from being unskilled to
being skilled. In order to do that, teachers should apply learning methods that can prepare
students to be active and knowledgeable always absorbing and adjusting new information by
thinking, saying, digging, creating, and developing certain behaviors in solving problems with
students' lives[1]. The same thing also emphasized by Widoyoko and Rinawati that teachers
who have good performance will be able to foster enthusiasm and motivation for students to
ISET 2019, June 29, Semarang, Indonesia
Copyright © 2020 EAI
DOI 10.4108/eai.29-6-2019.2290134