As an educator, a teacher must be able to perform his duties professionally. A professional teacher is required to undertake sustainable professional development. Teachers’ professional development is teachers’ activities in the context of the practice of science and knowledge, technology and skills to improve their competence quality. This research is qualitative research conducted to the elementary school teachers in Denpasar. Data of this study were collected by conducting in-depth interviews and informal conversations. The data obtained is then transcribed and analyzed using comparative analysis. The results showed that most teachers conducted the classroom action research as a part of their duty that must be done primarily for the promotion of their functional position. Most teachers are not aware that the main purpose of conducting classroom action research is for their professional development. Consequently, there are still many teachers feel reluctant to do classroom action research because they do not understand how important classroom action research is to be conducted to develop their profession.
Teachers, Sustainable, Professional Development, Classroom Action Research
