Young Student’s Perspective of Male Teacher: A Case Study of Semarang City, Indonesia

This qualitative phenomenological study reflects eight students’ perception of favorite male teacher in Semarang, Indonesia as expressed in their drawings. It conducts with structured interviews to find out the drawings’ meaning to them and why they draw them. The data are analyzed and their general themes are determined. Time series is conducted in regard to time triangulation. The study describe eight categories, namely general, sex, body size, body movement and facial expression, physical characteristics, physical properties, space, and physical activities. The reason for the students to like their male teacher is based on social competence, personality, and professional competence. The study serve to be initiative in methodology field that it is possible for a research to engage young children as active participants in consideration of methodology and data collection technique. This study provides suggestions to the government to consider more male teacher at ECEC level.