p-ISSN: 2549-3310 e-ISSN: 2623-2901 Hal : 19-37 Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan MH Thamrin Vol. Maret 2025 Smart Strategy to Increasing Teacher Engagement Through Strengthening Self-Efficacy. Interpersonal Communication. Organizational Culture and Job Satisfaction Andi Hermawan. Arisanti Muara Kasih. Nika Sintesa Universitas Pakuan Correspondence author : gus. evolutioner@gmail. DOI: https://doi. org/10. 37012/jipmht. Abstract The unity of teachers with the organization where they work, where the teacher feels that he has an organization and enjoys the conditions of the organization and his work, not only physically but also rationally, emotionally and normatively, so that the teacher feels satisfied and loyal to work in his organization is called teacher engagement. Optimal teacher engagement behavior will have a positive impact on the performance of their work and the madrasah With a sense of love for their work and institution, teachers in carrying out their work work without knowing the time and fully invest themselves and their energy because they are no longer carrying out obligations, but the teaching profession has become a service. in his life. The aim of this research is to find strategies and ways to increase teacher engagement by conducting research on the influence of the variables of self-efficacy, interpersonal communication, organizational support and job satisfaction. This research uses the path analysis method to determine the influence between the variables studied and the SITOREM method for indicator analysis to obtain optimal solutions to increase teacher engagement. Keywords: Teacher Engagement. Self-Efficacy. Interpersonal Communication. Organizational Culture. Job Satisfaction. SITOREM Analysis ABSTRAK Kesatuan guru dengan organisasi tempatnya bekerja, dimana guru merasa mempunyai organisasi dan menikmati kondisi organisasi dan pekerjaannya, tidak hanya secara fisik tetapi juga secara rasional, emosional dan normatif, sehingga guru merasa puas dan setia bekerja di organisasinya disebut dengan teacher engagement. Perilaku keterlibatan guru yang optimal akan berdampak positif terhadap kinerja kerjanya dan lembaga madrasah. Dengan rasa cinta terhadap pekerjaan dan lembaganya, guru dalam menjalankan pekerjaannya bekerja tanpa mengenal waktu dan menginvestasikan diri serta tenaganya sepenuhnya karena tidak lagi menjalankan kewajiban, melainkan profesi guru sudah menjadi sebuah pengabdian. dalam hidupnya. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui strategi dan cara meningkatkan keterlibatan guru dengan melakukan penelitian mengenai pengaruh variabel efikasi diri, komunikasi interpersonal, dukungan organisasi dan kepuasan kerja. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode analisis jalur untuk mengetahui pengaruh antar variabel yang diteliti dan metode SITOREM untuk analisis indikator guna memperoleh solusi optimal guna meningkatkan keterlibatan guru. Keywords: Keterlibatan Guru. Efikasi Diri. Komunikasi Interpersonal. Budaya Organisasi. Kepuasan Kerja. Analisis SITOREM https://journal. id/index. php/jipmht/article/view/2525/2357 Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan MH Thamrin Vol. Maret 2025 p-ISSN: 2549-3310 e-ISSN: 2623-2901 Hal : 19-37 INTRODUCTION Fulfilling professionalism in the 21st century requires educational transformation, especially the development of quality teachers who are able to advance knowledge, training, equity and student Teaching is a profession that requires interconnection and interdependence between abilities, competencies and various roles as a complete and synergistic unit which is usually known as engagement. This description is the basis for efforts to complement the programs and instruments that have been carried out by the government so far in capturing teacher performance with a new concept, namely teacher engagement. The rapid development and progress currently spurring schools to be able to compete and be innovative in order to maintain school continuity and achieve school goals. Achieving success requires human resources who are professional and have good performance. To realize the goal of a reliable, professional and competent human resources organization. Human resources are assets that play a very important role in running an organization. The human resources in question are all educators and educational staff who are directly related to implementing the mission and achieving the organization's vision. To achieve these organizational goals, teachers and education staff should have good performance through competence, reliability, innovation and competitiveness. Optimal teacher engagement behavior will have a positive impact on the performance of their work and the madrasah institution. With a sense of love for their work and institution, teachers in carrying out their work work without knowing the time and fully invest themselves and their energy because they are no longer carrying out obligations, but the teaching profession has become a service. in his life. The description of teacher engagement is to strengthen the background of this research, so the researcher distributed a preliminary survey questionnaire to 30 respondents in 7 PGRI Vocational Schools in Bogor Regency using a "Likert" scale with a value of 5 as the highest and 1 as the lowest, with categories . Strongly Agree, . Agree, . Doubtful, . Disagree, . Strongly Disagree, then the following conclusions can be drawn: There are 42% of teachers who have problems with career development, this can be seen from the number of teachers who do not believe that schools have clarity in improving career paths and self-development in activities and training. There are 43% of teachers who have problems with concerns for productivity, this can be seen from the large number of teachers who have not tried their best to complete their work according to the targets set and have not tried to maintain the quality of their work as best https://journal. id/index. php/jipmht/article/view/2525/2357 Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan MH Thamrin Vol. Maret 2025 p-ISSN: 2549-3310 e-ISSN: 2623-2901 Hal : 19-37 as possible. There are 45% of teachers who have problems with ownership, it can be seen that teachers feel that they do not have a place of work that can increase work engagement. There are 41% of teachers who have problems with loyalty, this can be seen from the number of teachers who feel that their desire to work at this school is not in accordance with the school's needs and feel that the school is not sufficient for life's needs so they are not comfortable working. There are 35% of teachers who have problems with vigor, this can be seen from the number of teachers who have not tried to survive the problems they face at work and have not tried to check and improve the results of their work. There are 36% of teachers who have problems with dedication, this can be seen from the number of teachers who have not been able to collaborate with other people to complete tasks and feel less enthusiastic about any work they are given. There are 45% of teachers who have problems with absorption, this can be seen from the number of teachers who are not happy and enjoy their work and are immersed in work which causes time to pass quickly when doing work. The survey results above show that teacher engagement needs to be strengthened, so it is necessary to find strategies and ways to strengthen teacher engagement. Considering that teacher engagement is the key to achieving educational goals, teacher engagement is interesting to research. The aim of the research is to produce strategies and methods for strengthening teacher engagement, namely by strengthening independent variables that have a positive effect on teacher engagement. These variables are self-efficacy, interpersonal communication, organizational culture, and job The optimal solution found is then used as a recommendation to related parties, namely teachers, school principals, school supervisors, school organizing institutions and education offices. Teacher Engagement The teacher's contribution will always be maximized from each individual to achieve success. a positive attitude that teachers have towards the organization where they work, teacher engagement is an approach in the workplace that can produce the right conditions for all members of the organization so they can give their best to the organization. Teachers will be emotionally and passionately committed to their organization in order to achieve the organization's goals and https://journal. id/index. php/jipmht/article/view/2525/2357 Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan MH Thamrin Vol. Maret 2025 p-ISSN: 2549-3310 e-ISSN: 2623-2901 Hal : 19-37 values, and be motivated to contribute to the organization's success. This emotional commitment means deserters truly care about their jobs and the organizations they work for. From the explanation of the theories put forward by Zondo . Mufarrikhah et al. Atthohiri & Wijayati . Diana & Frianto . Firnanda & Wijayati . Alkasim & Prahara . Dhumal et al. Yano et al. Agarwal & Mewafarosh . Ridgely et al. Nienaber . Ababneh . , and Pincus . can synthesize that Engagement is the unity of employees with the organization where they work where employees feel they belong to the organization and enjoy the conditions of the organization and their work not only physically but also rationally, emotionally and normative, so that employees feel satisfied and loyal to work in their organization. The Engagement indicators are as follows. career development, namely career development at work, . concern for productivity, namely attention to high productivity which will encourage workers' attachment to their work, . ownership, namely a sense of belonging to the workplace, can increase work engagement, . loyalty, namely work engagement good work will have a positive impact on employee loyalty, . vigor, namely being enthusiastic about doing work, . dedication, namely high involvement in work and experiencing a sense of meaning, enthusiasm which is characterized by showing attachment to the work done, as well as pride in the work, 7 ) absorption, which shows individuals who are happy and enjoy work and are immersed in work which causes time to pass quickly when doing work. Self Efficacy An employee is considered capable of carrying out the work assigned to him because he feels confident that he has the required abilities. Self-efficacy is important because it plays a role in someone's belief in their own abilities. Self-efficacy can be interpreted as a person's belief or selfconfidence regarding his ability to organize, carry out a task, achieve a goal, produce something and implement actions to achieve certain abilities or goals. From the explanation of the theories put forward by Setyaningsih & Sunaryo . Woodcock et al. Sunardi et al. Wijayanti & Supartha . Myhre et al. Tanjung et . Darmawan . Zagoto . Mukti & Tentama . Lesmana . Lestari et al. , can be summarized as Self-Efficacy is an individual's belief that he is able to manage and decide on the actions needed to carry out tasks well, both verbally and non-verbally, well in certain situations. With the following self-efficacy indicators. Magnitude, namely the https://journal. id/index. php/jipmht/article/view/2525/2357 Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan MH Thamrin Vol. Maret 2025 p-ISSN: 2549-3310 e-ISSN: 2623-2901 Hal : 19-37 confidence to face challenges and complete specific tasks according to the degree of difficulty. Generality, namely confidence or self-confidence resulting from completing tasks and efforts in responding to good feedback. Strength, namely confidence about the efforts taken to complete the task. Past Performance is the belief in quickly learning something new. Vicarious Experience, namely the belief that you can imitate something good and try to take the initiative in . Verbal Persuasion, namely the belief in being able to communicate well with superiors and fellow employees. Emotional Cues, namely the belief that you can behave well and control negative emotions. Interpersonal Communication Interpersonal communication is the activity of producing and processing messages, both verbal and non-verbal, between two or more people. Interpersonal communication generally occurs between two people. The entire communication process occurs between several people, but many interactions do not involve all people in it intimately. Interpersonal communication is a typically human form of transactional communication that involves mutual influence, usually for the purpose of managing relationships. From the explanation of the theories put forward by Richard & Turner. Lynn. Julia T. Wood, . Braithwaite. , & Schrodt. Lane. , . Beebe. Steven A. Susan J Beebe, and Mark V. Redmond. Adler. , et al, . Amit Kumar Singh, . 4: . John M. Ivancevich. Robert Konopaske and Michael T. Matteson, . 8: p. John Schermerhorn, et. , . , and Cangara . , can be synthesized as follows, that interpersonal communication is the interaction of sending and receiving messages between people, both verbal and non-verbal, which provides a reciprocal influence on behavior, both positive and negative, between two or more people. Good. The indicators of interpersonal communication are: openness to receiving input from others, . ability to understand others, . providing support to others, . being positive towards oneself and others, . providing views and ideas , and ideas for organizational progress, . the ability to interpret every word, sentence, information and behavior of other people. Organizational Support Every organization has a set goal, vision and mission, achieving this through an activity or work program involving leadership, employees and the organization. This organizational culture plays https://journal. id/index. php/jipmht/article/view/2525/2357 Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan MH Thamrin Vol. Maret 2025 p-ISSN: 2549-3310 e-ISSN: 2623-2901 Hal : 19-37 a role in providing direction for members or leaders to act or behave and act at work. From the explanation of the theories put forward by Robbins. , & Judge. Schein, . Denison . Gibson. Ivancevich. Donnelly. Jr. Konopaske. 2: 31-. Balaji. Jiang. Singh. , & Jha. 0: 1-. Bauer. and Erdogan, , . 2: . Jennifer M. George & Gareth R. Jones. 2: 502-. Joseph. , & Kibera, . Haryono. Zahriyah. Umi Wita. et al. Ganyang. Machmed Tun. Kinicki. , & Fugate. Buchanan. , & Huczynski. , can be synthesized as follows, that organizational culture is the values and norms that are formed and implemented by an organization that must be adhered to by employees and leaders in the organization in order to shape the character of employees in their daily attitudes and behavior in carrying out their respective duties and functions in order to achieve organizational goals. The indicators of organizational culture are as follows: . innovation in work, . oriented towards work results, . team oriented, . empowerment of human resources in the organization, . consistent with established rules, and . adaptation to there is change. Job Satisfaction To achieve the goals of government organizations in the form of programs and activities that are in accordance with the tasks and functions of the organization, the implementation of which requires people or employees. On the other hand, employees as human nature need a job to be able to generate money as an income that supports their life. If each employee has high job satisfaction, it can certainly improve the performance given to each employee. From the explanation of the theories put forward by Kreitner. Robert and Angelo Kinicki. Adler. , et al. , . Colquitt. Lepine. and Wesson. J, . Spector. Hasibuan. Malayu S. , . Martoyo. Susilo . Mathis. & J. Jackson, . Badriyah. Mila, . Kim. Tavitiyaman. , & Kim. 9: 369 Ae . Gibson. James L. John M. Ivancevich and James H. Donnelly. Jr . Robbin and Judge, . , can be synthesized as follows, that job satisfaction is a psychological response that reflects a person's feelings in the form of feelings of satisfaction or dissatisfaction or pleasant or unpleasant feelings towards the work they do. The indicators are as follows: . income earned, . opportunities for career advancement at work, . work relationships with friends and leaders, . quality control of work by leaders, . security in carrying out tasks, and . having the opportunity to be creative in work. https://journal. id/index. php/jipmht/article/view/2525/2357 Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan MH Thamrin Vol. Maret 2025 p-ISSN: 2549-3310 e-ISSN: 2623-2901 Hal : 19-37 SITOREM Analysis SITOREM is an abbreviation for "Scientific Identification Theory to Conduct Operation Research in Education Management", which can generally be interpreted as a scientific method used to identify variables . to carry out "Operation Research" in the field of Education Management (Soewarto Hardhienata, 2. In the context of Correlational and Path Analysis research. SITOREM is used as a method to carry out: . Identify the strength of the relationship between the Independent Variable and the Dependent Variable, . Analysis of the value of the research results for each indicator of the research variable, and . Analysis of the weight of each indicator for each research variable based on the criteria "Cost. Benefit. Urgency and Importance". Based on identifying the strength of the relationship between research variables, and based on the weight of each indicator of the independent variable that has the greatest contribution, a priority order of indicators that need to be immediately improved and those that need to be maintained can be arranged. Analysis of research result values for each research variable indicator is calculated from the average score for each indicator of each research variable. The average score for each indicator is a description of the actual condition of these indicators from the point of view of the research subjects. RESEARCH METHODS As explained above, this research aims to find strategies and ways to increase teacher engagement through research on the strength of influence between teacher engagement as the dependent variable and self-efficacy, interpersonal communication, organizational culture and job satisfaction as independent variables. The research method used is a survey method with a path analysis test approach to test statistical hypotheses and the SITOREM method for indicator analysis to determine optimal solutions for increasing teacher engagement. The research was carried out on foundation permanent teachers (GTY) of PGRI Vocational High Schools (SMK) in Bogor Regency with a teacher population of 289 people, with a sample of 168 teachers calculated using the Slovin formula taken from Umar. Data collection in this research used research instruments in the form of questionnaires which were distributed to teachers as research respondents. The research instrument items are derived from the research indicators whose conditions will be explored. Before being distributed to respondents, the research instrument was first tested to determine its validity and reliability. The validity test was https://journal. id/index. php/jipmht/article/view/2525/2357 p-ISSN: 2549-3310 e-ISSN: 2623-2901 Hal : 19-37 Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan MH Thamrin Vol. Maret 2025 carried out using the Pearson Product Moment technique, while for the reliability test a calculation was used using the Cronbach's Alpha formula. After the data is collected, homogeneity tests, normality tests, linearity tests, simple correlation analysis, coefficient of determination analysis, partial correlation analysis, and statistical hypothesis testing are then carried out. Next, indicator analysis was carried out using the SITOREM method from Hardhienata to determine the priority order for improving indicators as a recommendation to related parties as a result of this research. In determining the priority order for handling indicators. SITOREM uses three criteria, namely . the strength of the relationship between variables obtained from hypothesis testing, . the priority order for handling indicators resulting from expert assessments, and . the indicator value obtained from data calculations. obtained from the answers of research Figure 1. Research Constellation X1 : Self Efficacy X2 : Interpersonal Communication X3 : Organization Culture . 14y : Job Satisfaction : Teacher Engagement Direct influence of Self-Efficacy (X. on Teacher Engagement (Y). Direct influence of Interpersonal Communication (X. on Teacher Engagement (Y). Direct influence of Organizational Culture (X. on Teacher Engagement (Y). Direct influence of Job Satisfaction (X. on Teacher Engagement (Y). Direct influence of Self-Efficacy (X. on Job Satisfaction (X. Direct influence of Interpersonal Communication (X. Job Satisfaction (X. Direct influence of organizational culture (X. on job satisfaction (X. Indirect influence of Self-Efficacy (X. on Teacher Engagement (Y) through Job Satisfaction (X. https://journal. id/index. php/jipmht/article/view/2525/2357 p-ISSN: 2549-3310 e-ISSN: 2623-2901 Hal : 19-37 Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan MH Thamrin Vol. Maret 2025 . 34y Indirect influence of Interpersonal Communication (X. on Teacher Engagement (Y) through Job Satisfaction (X. Indirect influence of Organizational Culture (X. on Teacher Engagement (Y) through Job Satisfaction (X. RESEARCH RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Descriptive statistics Based on the results of the analysis of statistical descriptions for research variables, symptoms of central data can be revealed as listed in the following table: Table 1. Summary of Statistical Description of Research Variables Statistik Desktiptif Self Efficacy (X. Interpersonal Communication (X. Organization Culture (X. Job Satisfaction (X. Teacher Engagement (Y) Mean Standard Error Median Mode Stand Deviation Sample Variance Kurtosis Skewness Range Minimum Score Maximum Score Description Normality test Based on the overall calculation results of the error normality test in this study, it can be seen in the summary in the following table: Table 2. Estimated Standard Error Normality Test Estimate Error Lcount y Ae 1 y Ae 2 y Ae 3 y Ae 4 X4 Ae X1 X4 Ae X2 X4 Ae X3 Ltable = 0,05 = 0,01 Decision Normality Normality Normality Normality Normality Normality Normality Normal distribution requirements : Lcount < Ltable https://journal. id/index. php/jipmht/article/view/2525/2357 p-ISSN: 2549-3310 e-ISSN: 2623-2901 Hal : 19-37 Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan MH Thamrin Vol. Maret 2025 Homogeneity Test Based on the overall calculation results of the error normality test in this study, it can be seen in the summary in the following table: Table 3. Summary of Data Variance Homogeneity Test Pengelompokan X2count y on the basis of X1 y on the basis of X2 y on the basis of X3 y on the basis of X4 X4 on the basis of X1 X4 on the basis of X2 X4 on the basis of X3 X2table = 0,05 Decision Homogeneity Homogeneity Homogeneity Homogeneity Homogeneity Homogeneity Homogeneity Homogeneous population requirement N2 count < N2 table Regression Model Test The overall calculation results of the regression model in this research can be seen in the summary in the following table: Table 4. Regression Model Relationship Model Between Variables y over x1 y over x2 y over x3 y over x4 x4 over x1 x4 over x2 x4 over x3 y over x1 through x4 y over x2 through x4 y over x3 through x4 Regresion Models Significance Test Results = 62,423 0,447X2 = 72,122 0,382X3 = 48,717 0,581X4 = 58,693 0,533X3 = 39,508 0,645X1 = 39,508 0,645X1 = 54,744 0,523X2 = 51,45 0,34X2 0,20X4 = 46,77 0,30X2 0,26X5 = 34,12 0,37X1 0,33X4 Significant Significant Significant Significant Significant Significant Significant Significant Significant Significant Regression Model Significance Test The overall calculation results of the linearity test of the regression model in this study can be seen in the summary in the following table: https://journal. id/index. php/jipmht/article/view/2525/2357 p-ISSN: 2549-3310 e-ISSN: 2623-2901 Hal : 19-37 Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan MH Thamrin Vol. Maret 2025 Table 5. Summary of Regression Model Significance Test Results (F Tes. Relationship Model Between Variables y over x1 y over x2 y over x3 y over x4 x4 over x1 x4 over x2 x4 over x3 y over x1 through x4 y over x2 through x4 y over x3 through x4 Sig Significance Test Results 0,000b 0,000b 0,000b 0,000b 0,000b 0,000b 0,000b 0,000b 0,000b 0,000b 0,005 0,005 0,005 0,005 0,005 0,005 0,005 0,005 0,005 0,005 Significant Significant Significant Significant Significant Significant Significant Significant Significant Significant Significant Terms : Sig < Linearity Test The overall calculation results of the linearity test of the regression model in this study can be seen in the summary in the following table: Table 6. Summary of Regression Model Linearity Test Results (T Tes. Relationship Model Between Variables y over x1 y over x2 y over x3 y over x4 x4 over x1 x4 over x2 x4 over x3 y over x1 through x4 y over x2 through x4 y over x3 through x4 Sig 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 Linear Terms : Sig < 0,005 0,005 0,005 0,005 0,005 0,005 0,005 0,005 0,005 0,005 Significance Test Results Linear Linear Linear Linear Linear Linear Linear Linear Linear Linear Multicollinearity Test Multicollinearity testing aims to determine whether the regression model found any correlation between independent variables or independent variables. Testing uses the Spearman Test. The effect of this multicollinearity is that it causes high variability in the sample. This means that the standard error is large, as a result, when the coefficient is tested, tcount will be a smaller value than ttable. The overall calculation results of the multicollinearity test are as follows: https://journal. id/index. php/jipmht/article/view/2525/2357 p-ISSN: 2549-3310 e-ISSN: 2623-2901 Hal : 19-37 Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan MH Thamrin Vol. Maret 2025 Table 7. Summary of Multicollinearity Test Independent Variable Tolerance VIF Precondition H : VIF < 10, there is no H : VIF > 10, there is H : VIF < 10, there is no H : VIF > 10, there is H : VIF < 10, there is no H : VIF > 10, there is H : VIF < 10, there is no H : VIF > 10, there is Self Efficacy (X. Interpersonal Communication (X. Organization Culture (X. Job Satisfaction (X. Conclusion Ho accepted There is no Ho accepted There is no Ho accepted There is no Ho accepted There is no Heteroscedasticity Test In this research, to test whether there is heteroscedasticity using the Glejser Test where if the significant value is <0. 05 then heteroscedasticity occurs, if on the contrary the significance value is Ou 0. 05 then homoscedasticity occurs. The overall calculation results of the heteroscedasticity test in this study can be seen in the summary in the following table: Table 8. Summary of Heteroscedacity Test Independent Variable Self Efficacy (X. Interpersonal Communication (X. Organization Culture (X. Job Satisfaction (X. Sig. 0,001 0,002 0,001 0,001 Prasyarat 0,05 0,05 0,05 0,05 Kesimpulan : sig < 0,05 then there is no heteroscedasticity. : sig Ou 0,05 then there is Ho accepted There is no : sig < 0,05 then there is no heteroscedasticity. : sig Ou 0,05 then there is Ho accepted There is no : sig < 0,05 then there is no heteroscedasticity. : sig Ou 0,05 then there is Ho accepted There is no : sig < 0,05 then there is no heteroscedasticity. : sig Ou 0,05 then there is Ho accepted There is no https://journal. id/index. php/jipmht/article/view/2525/2357 p-ISSN: 2549-3310 e-ISSN: 2623-2901 Hal : 19-37 Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan MH Thamrin Vol. Maret 2025 Path Analysis Figure 2. Research Constellation X1 : Self Efficacy X2 : Interpersonal Communication X3 : Organization Culture : Job Satisfaction : Teacher Engagement The influence between the independent variable and the dependent variable when viewed from path analysis, then this relationship is a functional relationship where Professional Commitment (Y) is formed as a result of the functioning of Adversity Intelligence (X. Interpersonal Communication (X. Task Interdependence (X. and Job Satisfaction (X. Discussion of