ABSTRACT
This review paper examines professional development (PD) for teachers in Indonesia in a comparative study with the global practices. The study explores teacher professional development from international literature in the teacher education and professional development field in light of PD practices in the Indonesian context. It explores the historical background of teacher professional development in Indonesia and how it shaped Indonesian education today. The underlying questions are on the professional development practice in Indonesia and its impact on Indonesia's education quality. Then, the paper undertakes a comparative study with global practices of teacher professional development activities. Moreover, the paper attempts to analyze the lessons learned from Singapore and the People's Republic of China on their efforts to improve teacher quality through professional development and how Indonesia can evade the isomorphic mimicry phenomenon of global education reform.
