Research Article
Students’ Perception and Imagination towards Tolerance in A Short Story Appreciation Learning
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.21-12-2018.2282577, author={Main Sufanti and Agus Nuryatin and Fathur Rokhman and Herman J. Waluyo}, title={Students’ Perception and Imagination towards Tolerance in A Short Story Appreciation Learning}, proceedings={2nd Workshop on Language, Literature and Society for Education, Wol2SED 2018, December 21-22 2018, Solo, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={WOL2SED}, year={2019}, month={3}, keywords={imaginative attitude; tolerance; appreciation; short story}, doi={10.4108/eai.21-12-2018.2282577} }
- Main Sufanti
Agus Nuryatin
Fathur Rokhman
Herman J. Waluyo
Year: 2019
Students’ Perception and Imagination towards Tolerance in A Short Story Appreciation Learning
WOL2SED
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.21-12-2018.2282577
Abstract
This present study aims at (a) describing the students’ perception about the form of inspiration of tolerance based on the short story appreciation learning (b) describing the students’ perception about the benefits of diversity; (c) describing the students' imaginative attitude in facing intolerance after attending the short story appreciation learning. The data of this current descriptive-qualitative study were the students' opinion towards the inspiration of tolerance grasped after appreciating the short story and their attitude in facing diversity and intolerance. The data sources were students of senior high school in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. Based on the purposive sampling, the data sources were 120 students from 4 classes in 4 senior high schools in Surakarta. The data were collected through questionnaires and observation. The data were validated through a source triangulation data. Further, the data were analyzed with critical analysis. The result shows that (1) all students state that they obtain an inspiration to be more tolerate; (b) the students perception towards the benefit of the diversity covers: fostering tolerance, cultivating unity, nurturing peace, and inspiring progressivity; (c) the students’ imagination attitude in facing tolerance, among others: educating (4%), advising (68%), tolerating (89%), and creating a tolerant environment (8%).