Transformative Supervision and Teacher Agency: How Integrated Supervision Reshapes Teachers’ Professional Identity and Performance

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33650/al-tanzim.v10i1.13669

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(1) * Siti Aniqoh Shofwani   (Universitas Negeri Semarang)  
        Indonesia
(2)  Tri Joko Raharjo   (Universitas Negeri Semarang)  
        Indonesia
(3)  Fakhruddin Fakruddin   (Universitas Negeri Semarang)  
        Indonesia
(4)  Sandy Arief   (Universitas Negeri Semarang)  
        Indonesia
(5)  Taufikin Taufikin   (Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Kudus)  
        Indonesia
(*) Corresponding Author

Abstract


This study explores the meaning of integrated supervision for teachers as a form of control or empowerment, and its impact on their agency and professional identity. Using a mixed methods design with a predominantly qualitative approach, the study was conducted in secondary schools in Indonesia. In the first phase, a survey of 80 teachers mapped their perceptions of supervision and their levels of agency. The next phase, in-depth interviews with 10 teachers, explored their experiences in supervisory practice. Findings indicate that control-based supervision tends to suppress teacher agency, shape a defensive professional identity, and reduce pedagogical initiative. Conversely, dialogic and trust-based supervision strengthens teacher agency, shapes a reflective professional identity, and encourages pedagogical courage. This study contributes in three aspects: first, it proposes the Transformative Supervision–Agency Loop model to explain the interaction of supervision, agency, and professional identity; second, the model builds on teachers’ narrative experiences; and third, it demonstrates the value of a mixed methods approach in capturing the relational and emotional dimensions of supervision. By shifting the analytical focus from managerial effectiveness to teacher subjectivity, this study offers a humanistic framework for reimagining supervisory practice in secondary education.

Keywords

Transformative Supervision, Teacher Agency, Professional Identity, Integrated Supervision



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