Implementing Pawongan to Foster Collaboration between Teachers and Educational Staff at SMKN 1 Jonggat

Abstract

This study examines the role of pawongan in fostering collaboration between teachers and educational staff at SMKN 1 Jonggat, Central Lombok, Indonesia. It employed a qualitative descriptive-analytic case study design involving three purposively selected informants: the principal, a teacher, and an administrative staff member. Data were analyzed to identify collaborative practices, the enactment of pawongan values, and factors influencing collaboration. The findings indicate that collaboration is reflected in academic and administrative services, school activity planning, information management, and joint problem-solving. The values of pawongan are manifested through mutual respect, trust, care, recognition of role differences, and reciprocal assistance. However, collaboration is constrained by overlapping workloads, limited coordination time, inadequate facilities and information systems, and delays in data submission. This study contributes a context-specific perspective on pawongan as an interpretive framework for understanding workplace collaboration in vocational education. The findings are limited to one school and three informants.

Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis peran pawongan dalam membangun kolaborasi antara guru dan tenaga kependidikan di SMKN 1 Jonggat, Kabupaten Lombok Tengah, Indonesia. Penelitian menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan desain studi kasus deskriptif-analitis. Informan terdiri atas tiga orang yang dipilih secara purposif, yaitu kepala sekolah, seorang guru, dan seorang tenaga administrasi. Data dianalisis untuk mengidentifikasi praktik kolaborasi, penerapan nilai-nilai pawongan, serta faktor-faktor yang memengaruhi kolaborasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kolaborasi terwujud dalam pelayanan akademik dan administrasi, perencanaan kegiatan sekolah, pengelolaan informasi, serta penyelesaian masalah bersama. Nilai pawongan tercermin dalam sikap saling menghormati, kepercayaan, kepedulian, pengakuan terhadap perbedaan peran, dan bantuan timbal balik. Kolaborasi masih menghadapi kendala berupa beban kerja yang tumpang tindih, keterbatasan waktu koordinasi, fasilitas dan sistem informasi yang belum memadai, serta keterlambatan penyampaian data. Temuan ini memberikan perspektif kontekstual mengenai pawongan sebagai kerangka interpretatif untuk memahami kolaborasi di lingkungan pendidikan kejuruan.