Lived Experience of Elementary School Teacher At SD Muhammadiyah Klaten Utara, Indonesia

Abstract

This study explores the five years lived experiences of elementary school teachers at SD Muhammadiyah Klaten Utara. The hermeneutic phenomenological study was used as an approach. The aim of the research was to explore how the elementary school teachers constitute their five years lived experiences at SD Muhammadiyah Klaten Utara. The research used repeated semi- structured in depth-interview as data collection. The data was purposively collected from elementary school teachers at SD Muhammadiyah Klaten Utara. The subsequent transcripts were analyzed using hermeneutic phenomenological approach. The outcomes of the research are 1. The practical problems found in implementation of continuously changed curriculum, during the last five years of the participants on teaching practise at SD Muhammadiyah Klaten Utara. 2. The elementary school teacher is intricating and demanding job. 3. The use of technology in communication between teachers and parents helps the teachers yet it also creates an ethical dilema.