CONFLICT MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES IN INCREASING THE PRODUCTIVITY OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/MADRASAH IBTIDAIYAH

Abstract

Conflict often occurs in human life. Conflict can make a person improve quality or vice versa, namely unproductive. Preventive efforts that can be taken so that conflict becomes productive are by improving conflict management skills in elementary / madrasah ibtidaiyah children. This paper will examine strategies in improving conflict management skills. Conflict management belongs to a process-oriented approach that directs the form of communication (including behavior) of actors and outsiders and how they influence interests and interpretations. Conflict management is a strategy to control conflict in order to produce the desired resolution and social peace. Strategies that elementary school teachers can use in increasing children's productivity in conflict management are providing students with an understanding of conflict management styles including the turtle (withdrawing), the shark (forcing), the teddy bear (smoothing), the fox (compromising), the owl (accommodating) and simulating the owl so that children have experience of productive conflict management. Project-based learning is one of the learning models that can be utilized in teaching conflict management to elementary school students in a fun and effective way.