Democratic Attitudes Research Articles

Peran Kepala Sekolah dalam Pengembangan Karakter Siswa Berbasis Profesionalisme Guru

Abstract Education is not only focused on the intellectual factors that a person has while studying but also must be integrated with other factors such as attitudes, behavior, and character. With this, the article describes the role of the principal at SMK Cendekia Madiun in developing professional teachers in the educational process who can improve student character. The data collection technique used is interviews. Data processing and analysis techniques through data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. The role of school principals in improving teacher professionalism at Cendekia Vocational Schools by empowering teachers is manifested in IHT (in House Training) activities, KKG (Teacher Working Group) or MGMP (Subject Teacher Consultations) activities and directing teachers to set good examples, provide guidance, direction, holding character development, extra-curricular and religious activities. As well as creating new activities in the form of planting vegetables and raising catfish which are divided into each class. In addition, SMK Cendekia Madiun holds character development activities that instill the character of students who are honest, disciplined, independent, creative, love the homeland, democratic attitude, hard work, love to read, care for the environment, social care, religious, sense of responsibility, and especially according to the school's vision and mission that can develop students who are skilled, competitive, have faith and fear God Almighty. Keywords: Principal, Student Character, Teacher Professionalism

School Counsellors’ Perceptions of School Justice and Awareness of Advocacy Duties

The purpose of this study is to examine school counsellors' awareness of their advocacy responsibilities in relation to distributive, procedural, and interactional justice. The participants in this case study were 14 school counsellors working in secondary schools. They were selected using criterion sampling and maximum variation. Research data were collected using a semi-structured interview form and analyzed using content analysis. According to the findings, school counsellors described their school environments as fair considering the democratic attitudes of principals and teachers. Participating counsellors reported that students complain about various issues regarding favoritism, discriminatory attitudes, problematic communication, and unfair grading. They also reported that when students experience injustice at school, they show emotional reactions such as anger, unhappiness, and helplessness, in addition to aggression towards teachers, school objects, or themselves. School counsellors stated that they encourage such students to share their feelings, claim their rights, and talk to their teachers. However, school counsellors who encouraged students to claim their rights rarely talked to teachers to solve such problems. It can be said that school counsellors who strive to prevent student victimization have played a mediating role rather than being an advocate. Future studies can explore the advocacy practices at private and public schools.

An Analysis of Parental Attitudes Towards Students Education Performance in Negombo Sea-Belt Sri Lanka

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship of secondary school students’ educational performance and their perceived parental attitudes. Parents' ambitions appear to be one of the crucial predictors for children’s educational performance. Information has been collected on students in five community middle schools in the Negombo sea belt during the 2020-2021 academic year to find out perceived parental involvement on their academic performance. This research follows a screening model, which develops the instrumental scales that measures the students’ perceived parental attitudes towards educational performance. The Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient and regression were utilized for data analysis. Furthermore, one t test was used to determine the level of overall parental attitudes towards secondary level education of children. The regression results indicate that fisher folks’ children mostly perceived their parents’ attitudes as protective demanding, which contributed 26.8 percent towards educational performance. Furthermore, regression results further demonstrate that Authoritarian Parent Attitude and Democratic Parent Attitude were 18.5 percent and 14.49 percent respectively, towards educational performance while encouraging students in terms of decisions for traditional fishing rather than their children’s academic future. Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient indicate that three sub dimensions of parental attitudes moderately impacted on secondary level education of fisher-folk children in the Negombo sea belt. However, when the parents’ Democratic, protective demanding and authoritarian attitudes increased, a student’s educational performance decreased but perceived parental attitude has a moderate impact on secondary level educational performance of fisher-folk children in the Negombo sea belt in Sri Lanka.

Analisis Peran Kepemimpinan Kepala Sekolah dalam Meningkatkan Kinerja Guru di SD Negeri Rawakidang Kabupaten Tangerang

Education is a community need that is expected to create quality human beings, to realize these expectations formally education is held in schools. The purpose of this study was to determine the role of the principal's leadership in improving teacher performance at SDN Rawakidang. The method in this study used qualitative research methods with a descriptive approach, data collection techniques used observation, interviews and documentation techniques. The results of the research of the principal as the head of the school conduct training and education and invite sources from outside related to KBM and according to the 2013 curriculum, always provide direction and motivation to teachers to use active methods, always supervise when the teacher is carrying out the teaching and learning process at school. class, provide guidance to teachers and education staff, the principal asks to be present 20 minutes earlier than the students and wait for students in front of the class. conclusion The role of the principal's leadership in improving teacher performance at SDN Rawakidang is to provide a democratic, disciplined attitude, and control each class during the teaching and learning process, democratic attitudes are sought to eliminate distrust in solving problems in the classroom. as well as at school, and a disciplined attitude is sought to provide a sense of responsibility.

The Relationship Between Attitudes Towards Social Sciences Course and Democratic Attitudes

The Relationship Between Attitudes Towards Social Sciences Course and Democratic Attitudes

Сравнение родительских установок до и после пандемии COVID-19

The goal of this study was to investigate changes in parental attitudes and family variables during the COVID-19 pandemic. Survey methodology was employed to collect the data; the questionnaires included a family information form prepared by the researchers and the “Parental Attitude Research Instrument” (PARI), used to examine changes in parental attitudes related to the pandemic. The initial data, collected immediately before the outbreak of COVID-19, were compared with data gathered in May 2020, by which time the pandemic had already spread throughout Turkey. The research sample included 119 mothers with preschool children aged 5—6 years enrolled in four public schools. Our findings indicated that changes in family life and parental attitudes occurred during the pandemic. While scores measuring the two PARI subscales of dependency and egalitarianism and democratic attitudes increased, the scores for rejection of the homemaking role and strictness and authoritarianism decreased. According to the multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) results, there was a statistically significant difference between the time measurements (taken before and during the pandemic) with respect to the combined dependent variables of egalitarianism and democratic attitudes and strictness and authoritarianism, even after controlling for the demographic variables.

Digital activism and democratic culture: can digital technologies help save democracy?

This study investigates digital activism and democratic culture among citizens of São Paulo, Brazil. It aims to understand: 01. whether digital participation is becoming a surrogate instance of other forms of participation; and 02. whether digital activists share a specific political culture regarding democratic attitudes and behaviors. Drawing on a representative sample of 2,417 interviews, we apply multivariate analysis techniques to characterize digital activists in terms of political participation and democratic culture. Our findings show that digital participation complements – rather than replaces – other forms of participation. We also found that although the levels of democratic culture among digital-only activists were lower than among activists who participate in several arenas, digital-only activists embrace democratic culture more significantly than non-activists. This finding suggests that digital-only participation could be an important first step in developing democratic attitudes in individuals, albeit this form of participation is not sufficient to foster the highest level of democratic culture.

Does Demography Determine Democratic Attitudes?

Does Demography Determine Democratic Attitudes?

Factor Motivating Teachers to Teaching Profession at Secondary School Level

Factors motivating teachers to teaching profession was the researcher area of interest. Objectives of the study were to identify the intrinsic factors and extrinsic factors that motivation teachers to teaching profession. Out 485 female secondary school teachers one hundred teachers were randomly selected. Closed ended questionnaire was developed. Collected data were analyzed through percentage. Findings of the study conclude that majority of the respondents were agreed that democratic attitude of Head of the institution serves as a motivational factor for teacher toward teaching profession. Most of the respondents viewed that students' interest and supporting attitude serves as a motivational factor for teachers toward teaching profession. Maximum respondents were agreed that recognition of work serves best to motivate teachers toward teaching profession. Large percentage respondents were agreed conducive work environment serves as a motivational factor for teachers in teaching learning process. Majority respondents were agreed that fame and Respect in Society motivate teachers toward teaching profession. Most of respondents were agreed with statement that, the financial support (Salary) motivates teachers toward teaching profession. Maximum respondents were agreed that pension and gratuity motivate teachers towards teaching profession. Several respondents were agreed with statement that Mentoring provides significant motivations to teacher. Many respondents were agreed that different teaching allowances motivates teacher toward teaching profession. Most of respondents were agreed with statement that Promotion from rank to rank motivate teacher to his profession.

Internalization of Pancasila Values and Nationalism in High Schools Through Citizenship Education

As citizens and the future generation, high school students are required to understand and carry out their rights and obligations according to their age level. Citizenship Education as a subject in schools must emphasize building their character. The substance of learning begins to make citizens who can participate effectively, intelligently, democratically, and responsibly. This literature study scrutinized this education pattern by analyzing six articles published in different settings in Indonesian high schools. The study results explain that Citizenship Education is directed to achieve two balanced main goals. First, Citizenship Education is functioned to improve students’ knowledge and skills about ethics, morals, and principles in the life of the nation and state, then to shape attitudes, behaviour, and personality by the noble values of the Indonesian nation. These two goals should be achieved so that students understand scientific concepts and principles and can do something using scientific concepts and principles that they have mastered in everyday life. Citizenship education should equip students with adequate intellectual knowledge and skills, which allow them to participate intelligently and responsibly in various dimensions of life to form democratic attitudes.

Protection against autocratisation: how international democracy promotion helped preserve presidential term limits in Malawi and Senegal

ABSTRACT This article analyses the conditions under which international democracy support contributes to protecting presidential term limits. As autocratisation has become an unwelcome global trend, researchers turned to the study of the toolboxes of would-be autocrats, including their attempts to circumvent term limits. Through a paired comparison of failed attempts in Malawi (2002) and Senegal (2012), we find that external democracy support can assist domestic actors and institutions in deflecting challenges to term limits. We offer a novel qualitative analysis that posits that international democracy support can only be effective if sustained by popular democratic attitudes and behaviours of actors in the recipient state. On the one hand, a mix of conditioning relations with the incumbent government while capacitating pro-democratic opposition is a successful strategy in aid-dependent political regimes with a minimum democratic quality. On the other, societal attitudes factor into decision-making at domestic and international levels. Our results suggest that popular pro-democratic attitudes encouraged international democracy support during critical junctures in the two countries, ie when incumbents attempted to circumvent term limitation. Donor investments had positive results when donors had directed resources towards building up civil society organisations long before any attempts at circumventing term limits were made. Supplemental data for this article is available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2021.2000855 .

Attachment Styles of Parents with Alcohol Use Disorder and the Relation of Their Parenting Perception to Their Parenting Attitudes.

Many neurobiological, genetic, environmental, and spiritual factors are involved in addiction etiology. This study aims to examine parental perceptions, attachment styles, and parental attitudes. This is a cross-sectional study. Patients diagnosed with alcohol use disorder (AUD) were enrolled in the Addiction Clinic of the Erenköy Mental Hospital. The structured clinical interview for DSM-5 (SCID-5) was applied, and the sociodemographic data form, Adult Attachment Style, Family Life and Child Rearing Attitude Scale, and Parent Attachment Scale were administered to the participants. It was determined that 21.5% of participants had depressive episode and anxiety disorder diagnoses; 15.4% of participants had children with a history of psychiatric treatment; 16.9% had children with a history of alcohol/substance use. The avoidant attachment score average of individuals with APD was found to be higher. The positive perception of parents participating in terms of care and protection toward their own parents was significant in all subdimensions with secure attachment. When the child-rearing attitudes of parents with secure attachment were examined, the dimensions of democratic attitude and recognition of equality were statistically significantly higher. Parenting and attachment are associated with many steps of addiction. In the fight against addiction, it is very important to treat addiction as a family problem. The education and interventions to be made can be protective in terms of psychopathology and addiction issues, which may provide early intervention for these problems. In addition, constructive interventions related to family relationships are important in increasing the social support of people who are being treated for AUD.

Internalization of Antar Pakatan values in establishment of civic disposition

This study aims to provide a concept for the formation of civic Disposition through the Antar Pakatan culture that grows in the Sambas Malay community. Activities that have become a habit in this tradition are the basis for applying the values that shape character. In a qualitative approach to research, the method used is ethnography. Data collection through participatory observation and interviews with 11 community leaders, religious leaders, communities, and village heads. This data analysis technique consists of three paths: data reduction, data presentation, and concluding. Based on the findings of Antar Pakatan, some values shape citizenship attitudes, namely an increase in the sense of unity, social care, a system of cooperation values in the economic field that can become a harmonious character by strengthening the values of Pancasila. The attitude of citizenship through Antar Pakatan as an effort to implement meanings such as adaptation, prioritizing peace, namely the formation of democratic attitudes and social care and integration. It is to unify perceptions of the benefits of togetherness to form a sense of unity that creates social attitudes and harmonizes harmony between communities.

A Research on the Relationship between Parental Attitudes, Students’ Academic Motivation and Personal Responsibility

This study examines the predictive effect of parental attitudes on high school students’ academic motivation and personal responsibility levels. In this research predictive correlation model, which is one of the quantitative research methods, was used. 368 students attending the 10th grade in 6 different high schools participated in the study. Parental Attitudes Scale, Academic Motivation Scale and Personal Responsibility Scale were used as data collection tools. Independent samples t-test and MANOVA were performed to determine gender effect on parental attitudes, academic motivation and personal responsibility and Pearson Correlation and Multiple Linear Regression were performed to determine the relationship between parental attitudes, academic motivation and personal responsibility. According to the results, parental attitudes are a significant predictor of personal responsibility and academic motivation of high school students. Democratic parental attitude predicts personal responsibility levels by 31.2% and academic motivation level by 25.7%. In this context, it can be said that the support of parents with democratic attitude provides a positive contribution to students’ academic success, social and personal competencies.

MEMBANGUN SIKAP TOLERAN DAN DEMOKRATIS MELALUI PENDIDIKAN AGAMA ISLAM

The condition of Indonesian society which is plural and multiculture can trigger socio-religious conflicts. These conflicts can be reduced or even avoided if the Indonesian people always apply the values of tolerance and democracy in their daily life. In this case, Islamic education as a process and part of the national education system certainly has a very important role in the context of growing and developing a tolerant and democratic attitude for students. The implementation of Islamic Education should lead to the internalization of the values of tolerance and democracy which include the values of justice, freedom, responsibility, equality, deliberation, pluralism so that students become good individuals in their families, communities, countries and their environment.

PENERAPAN MODEL COOPERATIVE LEARNING TWO STAY TWO STRAY (TSTS) UNTUK MENINGKATKAN SIKAP DEMOKRASI DAN PRESTASI BELAJAR SISWA ( Pembelajaran pada PPKN Kelas XI SMAN 1 Gumay Talang )

The purpose of this study was to determine: the application of the Two Stay Two Stray cooperative learning model (TSTS) in enhancing Democratic attitudes in PPKN Subjects in Class XI IPS , the application of the Two Stay Two Stray cooperative learning model (TSTS) can increase Student learning achievement in PPKN Subjects in Class XI IPS,) the application of the Two Stay Two Stray cooperative learning model (TSTS) to improve student learning achievement in PPKN Subjects in Class XI IPS. This research uses Classroom Action Research (CAR) and quasi-experimental designs. The subjects were 34 students of class XI IPS 2 semester 2. For the quasi-experimental sample of class XI IPS 1 students were 30 people and for the control class were class XI IPS3 as many as 30 people. Data collection techniques in this study used observation sheets and tests. The results showed that : the application of the Two Stay Two Stray learning model (TSTS), can improve students' democratic attitudes on PPKN subjects in Gumay Talang 1 High School in 2019/2020 Academic Year. the application of the Two Stay Two Stray learning model (TSTS), can improve student learning achievement and become a separate motivation for students to follow subject matter Two Stay Two Stray learning model (TSTS), effectively increasing student learning achievement in PPKN subjects

The Ripple Effect of Civic Education Empowerment: Unravelling the Pillars of Good Citizenship

Discourse on pivotal current issues through and in education is the best approach to promote civic engagement and meaningful political participation among the youth. In this paper, the benefits of civic education empowerment from among Grade 12 students of Sablan National High School was explored. The essence of civic education empowerment has three main goals: political knowledge and understanding, democratic attitudes, and a readiness for democratic political action. Schools play an important role in catalyzing increased civic engagement; they can do this by enabling the youth to develop and practice the knowledge, beliefs, and behaviours needed to participate in civic life. The ripple effect of civic education empowerment is manifested in the relevant learning experiences obtained by the participants in terms of their civic knowledge and civic skills. As to how these civic knowledge and civic skills enhance their civic dispositions and participation, it is evident that participant-respondents assimilated the necessary civic knowledge for an informed choice which reflects their civic dispositions in the formulation of their standards for suffrage. Civic knowledge, civic skills, and civic dispositions and participation constitute the core elements of an informed and active citizenship.

PUBLIC SPHERE AND CIVIL SOCIETY: HABERMASIAN PERSPECTIVE

This work endeavours to examine the notion of public sphere as a preamble to the idea of public discourse and the inherent role of public deliberations within democratic societies. It also intends to probe as to how the need of civil society emerged within public sphere. Or, what can be the reasons that have warranted the shift of civil society from private to public and the kind of wide-ranging implications in such a shift? On the outset, this work will seek to understand the notion of public sphere (mode of Democracy) as originally conceived within socio-political conditions which influenced the processes of public opinion formation. Such an understanding of public sphere will be helpful to develop the changing notion of public sphere and civil society which is not merely limited to neo-liberal tradition. Consequently, this work also intends to analyze certain other relevant concepts such as rationality, radical form of democratic attitude, autonomy, freedom, human rights etc where public sphere has become an act of agent as discursive discourse and are related to the idea of civil society through the history of ideas in the philosophical writings of Jurgen Habermas.

Investigating Relationship Between Democratic Attitudes and Social Justice Beliefs of Pre-Service Teachers

The number of studies that evaluate and discuss the concepts of democracy and social justice in Turkey from the perspective teacher training, education policies and practices is extremely limited. Thus, the present study attempts to determine democratic attitudes and social justice beliefs of pre-service teachers and whether these variables differ based on gender, age, family income level, and parental education level variables. The present study also aims to test the relation between the democratic attitudes and social justice beliefs of pre-service teachers using structural equation model. 483 pre-service teachers were included in the study sample. According to the study findings, it was concluded that democratic attitudes and social justice beliefs of pre-service teachers are medium level and these variables does not differ based on demographic variables. It was also identified that the democratic attitudes of pre-service teachers are significant determinant of their social justice beliefs. The concepts of democracy and social justice were discussed in depth as regards teacher education policies, programs and practices, and recommendations are provided for future implications.

From Supporting Moral Competence to Fostering Spiritual Growth: The Psycho-Didactic Potential of the Konstanz Method of Dilemma Discussion (KMDD®)

This paper aimed to introduce the Konstanz Method of Dilemma Discussion KMDD® as one of the most effective methods that are designed to foster moral competence and, therefore, to promote tolerance and equality, regardless of cultural background, religion, or views. It is mainly used within the educational context, but it can be also implemented in different environments and conditions. The Konstanz Method of Dilemma Discussion should also be considered as the representative of a psycho-didactic approach to education. There is a possibility of assessing KMDD®’s effectiveness with the Moral Competence Test (MCT®), as well as comparing its significance with other methods that are not only based on the discussions of moral and spiritual dilemmas. Therefore, dilemma discussions would seem to be the best framework for practicing not only social skills and a democratic attitude but also positive mental health and psychological stability by providing a background for personal moral and spiritual growth.