Authors:
Nike Kamarubiani
and
Ade Romi Rosmia
Affiliation:
Nonformal Education Department, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jl. Dr. Setiabudhi No. 229, Bandung and Indonesia, Indonesia
Keyword(s):
Appreciative Inquiry, Children’s Learning Group, Parents’ Participation.
Abstract:
Children and parenting education are generally conducted separately. On the other hand, parenting education is basically undertaken to help the parents to facilitate children development optimally. Based on that thought, the researchers intend to do optimization on children education through learning group that involves parents’ participation during the process. The research method is quasi experiment with quantitative approach through non-equivalent control group design. Children’s learning groups that become the subjects are the groups that consist of 20 people of 6-12 years old divided to be two groups, which are 1) experimental group that consists of 10 children accompanied by their parents, and 2) control group that consists of 10 children without parents’ companion. The results of the study are the outcome of Children’s Learning Group using appreciative inquiry method through 1) Social Construction revealing that communication determined by parents and children is more intensiv
e, 2) Image Theory stating that children have image on their future with hope and dream, 3) Grounded Research as the first step to make the children open to their parents, 4) Learning Initiative that make children start to be responsible for their tasks. Children’s Learning Group that uses problem solving method produces the students able to express their experiences, analyze and determine the solution towards the problems experienced, find out and arrange the reasons taken in problem solving, and have courage to state their opinion in writing and orally, and respect the other opinions.
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