This study aims to describe the role applied by the principal to improve teacher work commitments. This research was conducted with a qualitative descriptive approach using a multi-site approach at the Baitul Izzah Integrated Islamic Elementary School (SDIT) and the Islamic Elementary School (SDI) Plus Baitul Ikhlas Nganjuk. Research data were obtained from the principal as key informants, teachers, committees, and foundations. Data was collected in the form of structured and unstructured in-depth interviews, participatory observation, and document study. Data sourced from field notes, documents, and interview transcripts that were reduced were then analyzed for validity and credibility tests using triangulation techniques. The results of the study include: 1) the task approach strategy as an obligation that must be completed by the teacher in the context of professional relations; 2) spiritual approach to increasing teacher commitment at school; 3) family approach through active communication to increase teacher work commitment.

The purpose of this study to find out (1) the steps of continuous professional development (CPD) of teachers, (2) the methods and techniques of CPD, (3) the models of CPD, (4) thefinancing of CPD, and (5) the constraints of CPD. The research approach is qualitative while the type is phenomenological. The study was conducted in Demak Regency in 2019. Data collection techniques used questionnaires, interviews, and documentation. The research step follows the Miles and Huberman model. Analysis of data using qualitative research software NVivo 11 Plus. The results showed (1) the steps of CPD consist of need assessment, implementation, and evaluation, (2) the most widely used methods were education and training, lectures, simulations, discussions, and behavior modeling, (3) the models most widely used professional learning groups, (4) the biggest funding source from the personal of teachers and local government, and (5) the main constraints are in terms of time, funding, lack of programmability, and lack of assistance. The intensive CPD implementation has succeeded in improving the quality of education in Demak District. In order for CPD to improve more quality of education, it is suggested that several things (1) CPD steps need to be improved starting from the measurement of teacher needs to evaluation, (2) the methods, techniques, and models that are still rarely used should be tried to apply, (3) it needs to explore funding from the public, (4) minimize the main obstacles that arised, and (5) the need of operational policy from District Education Office of Demak.

This research aims to describe the pupil personnel administration conducted in Sanggar Anak Alam (SALAM). SALAM is a form of Teaching-learning activity centre which is based in nature. The method used in this research was qualitative research. The data were collected through the interview, observation, and documental study. The results of this research are: (1) in the recruitment process of students, SALAM gets many helps from media to promote their service, moreover the accountability of the process and the funding of education which are conducted become the essential thing to obtain parents’ trust and make them enrol their children at SALAM. (2) Related to the grouping and guiding: (a) the number of students in each group only consists of about 15 students, (b) the academic and non-academic guiding are based on four pillars of education which consists of food, health, environment, and social-culture, (c) the guiding of interest is conducted through the interest class, (d) there is student guiding through the forum of parents. (3) The evaluation of students can be conducted every time, but the implementation is different for each student. It occurs because the learning method used is research method. Whereas, for the report of students’ learning achievement, there are three methods used, they are: students’ learning process note based on the research for one semester, students’ attitude notein the learning process for one semester, and students’ body skill note in the learning process for onesemester.

This research objective to find out the impact of motivation and compensation through teachers performance Vocational High School in Bangil district. Collecting data technique used questionnaire and distributed to respondent. Sampling technique is cluster random sampling. Sample for every school are 3 teachers from each major. Totally sample 42 respondents from 5 schools. Validity test used pearson product moment. Analisis technique to answer the research questions are inferential statistic multiple linier regression. Research results showed motivation and compensation have an impact through teachers performance Vocational High School in Bangil District.

The purpose of the research is designing a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) in a language centre of a Buddhist college. The SOP was designed as part of the restructuring process of the language centre, aimed at regaining the language centre’s function as a language centre, not language teaching centre as it had been happening. By employing three phases of Branch’s ADDIE (2009), Analyze, Design, and Develop, the study produced an SOP of the language centre’s program that was aimed at guiding the management team to design and implement the programs in language centre based on the three areas of language centre’s activity. The data was gathered through interview, document study, and observation. It then was analyzed through data condensation, data display, and drawing and verification conclusions (Miles, Huberman, & Saldaña, 2014). The SOP focused on three kinds of programs to accommodate the diverse and complex activities the LC should have tackled as a language centre.

Student satisfaction at a university could predict the continuity of the university. Therefore understanding and improving student satisfaction needs to be done. This study provides an alternative model of student satisfaction instruments at private universities. The research methodology consists of a series of literature reviews, interviews, expert validation and testing the validity of the instrument using the Rasch model. The respondents of this study were 543 students from 6 faculties in a private university. Research findings include: (1) student satisfaction instrument models; (2) items that are difficult to approve; and (3) items perceived differently based on respondents' demographics. This research has implications for the management of private universities to improve some domains of student satisfaction.

The purpose of this study is to (1) Explain the Implementation of Education and Training of young assistant teachers in Central Java; (2) Explain the weaknesses of the education and training of young assistant teachers in Central Java; (3) Describe the Educational Management Model and training of PAUD young assistant teachers through online media. Early Childhood Teacher Education and Training is a series of tiered PAUD teacher education and training owned by the Ministry of Education and Culture that can be organized by institutions that meet the requirements or have been designated as training providers. Online media used in this research are Information Systems and Video Conference Webex cisco meetings. The final product of this research is a model and supporting material in the form of a guide, which consists of a guide for participants, a guide for field officers and a guide for facilitators. This research and development uses a mixed method, using the seven steps of development from Borg and Gall, which is integrated with the ADDIE model. Data collection methods use instruments in the form of questionnaires, interview guidelines, and tests. The research subjects were organizers, field officers, facilitators, and training participants. Data analysis techniques using quantitative and qualitative descriptive. The results of the main trial phase showed that the education and training of PAUD young teacher assistants through online media was effective in increasing competency, this was seen from the increase in pre-test to post-test average points which rose 32 points and the graduation rate of participants was 98.2%.

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji pengaruh tata kelola perusahaan, antara lain; proporsi komisaris independen, kualitas audit, kepemilikan institusional, dan komite audit terhadap penghindaran pajak perusahaan. Jenis data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah data panel dari tahun 2012-2016 pada perusahaan tambang mineral dan batubara yang diperoleh dari Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI). Dengan menggunakan metode kuantitatif berupa uji stasioner dan uji regresi data panel dengan model Generalized Least Square (GLS), penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa proporsi komisaris independen dan kualitas audit berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap penghindaran pajak. Sedangkan, kualitas audit dan kepemilikan institusional tidak berpengaruh terhadap penghindaran pajak.
Kata Kunci: proporsi komisaris independen, kualitas audit, kepemilikan institusional, komite audit,  penghindaran pajak

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah menguji dan menganalisis pengaruh Auditor Switching, Biaya Auditor dan Kepemilikan Asing terhadap Penerimaan Opini Going concern dengan Spesialisasi Auditor sebagai Variabel Moderating. Populasi yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah perusahaan yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI) antara tahun 2014 dan 2017. Sampel dalam penelitian ini dipilih dengan metode purposive sampling dengan 40 perusahaan yang memenuhi kriteria. Pengujian dilakukan dengan menggunakan analisis regresi logistik. Hasil penelitian ini menyatakan bahwa penggantian auditor dan biaya auditor tidak mempengaruhi penerimaan opini audit going concern. Sedangkan variabel kepemilikan asing berpengaruh negatif terhadap penerimaan opini audit going concern. Selain itu, hasil penelitian ini juga menyatakan bahwa spesialisasi auditor tidak melemahkan pengaruh negatif dari pergantian auditor pada penerimaan opini audit going concern. Akan tetapi, memperkuat efek positif biaya auditor terhadap penerimaan opini audit going concern dan melemahkan pengaruh negatif kepemilikan asing pada penerimaan opini audit going concern.

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji pengaruh tata kelola perusahaan, antara lain; proporsi komisaris independen, kualitas audit, kepemilikan institusional, dan komite audit terhadap penghindaran pajak perusahaan. Jenis data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah data panel dari tahun 2012-2016 pada perusahaan tambang mineral dan batubara yang diperoleh dari Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI). Dengan menggunakan metode kuantitatif berupa uji stasioner dan uji regresi data panel dengan model Generalized Least Square (GLS), penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa proporsi komisaris independen dan kualitas audit berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap penghindaran pajak. Sedangkan, kualitas audit dan kepemilikan institusional tidak berpengaruh terhadap penghindaran pajak.
Kata Kunci: proporsi komisaris independen, kualitas audit, kepemilikan institusional, komite audit,  penghindaran pajak