Professionalism is the main factor that teachers should have, eventhough they
have several limitation, infrastructure, and environment. Looking at the phenomenon,
the researcher do the research with the focus : the condition of Moslem department
teacher professionalism at remote village, what efforts of Moslem department teachers
do to develop the professionalism at heterogenous class, what opportunity of Moslem
department teachesr take to develop the professionalism, and what obstacle Moslem
department teachers faced to apply the professionailsm at the remote village of Bintang
Ara district, Tabalong regency.
The research used the descriptive qualitative approach, data obtained through
interview, observation, and documentation with the source is human and non human.
Analysis is done during the data collection and after all data collected.The test of data
authenticity done by technique: triangulation, member check, and colleagues discussion.
Finding in the research : (1.) Professionalism condition of Moslem department
teachers at the remote village. Moslem department teachers who teach at five
elementary schools at the remote village Bintang Ara district are professional teachers.
We can look at pedagogic competency, personality, social, and professional. Level of
professionalism of each competency is different. (2.) The efforts of Moslem department
teachers to develop their professionalism in heterogenous class at the remote village is
by question and answers method, finding the new strategy of learning inside the
classroom, school, and outside of school, such as make their houses to become places
for having tadarus Qur'an, make a good planning, make the teaching media tools, have
more practice, make an evaluation instrument of learning, join The Teacher Working
Committee (KKG), eventhough they feel it's hard because of the nature condition,
understand more about students ' characters, read more to solve the problems and
improve the knowledge, make a good corporation with the assessor of children
character (ISQ), Religion Ministry and local Education Official. (3.) The obstacle factor
and the way to solve the problem in developing the professionalism of Moslem
department teacher. The first problem is Moslem department teachers get lack of
education and training. The second problem is they don't take part in seminar of
Moslem education, The third is they don't get allowance of remote village. the first is
they don't get allowance of certification. The solution of the four problems has been
found and certainly it needs process, continuous communication, and active efforts of
Moslem department teachers at remote village of Bintang Ara district Tanjung regency.