Use of Syair Aceh as a form of creative teaching in an Acehnese kindergarten / Putri Oktia Rezeki

• Main Author: Putri Oktia , Rezeki
• Format: Thesis
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: L Education (General); LC Special aspects of education

The issue about engaging local wisdom in education in Indonesia brought a kind of understanding of how this practical teaching experience worked among Indonesian teachers. This study explored the use of Acehnese’s local wisdom which is syair Aceh in the teaching activity of private preschool located in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, by identifying the syair Aceh used, teacher’s self-past parenting life, and challenges encountered were listed as the research objectives. The purposive sampling was assigned to one urban private kindergarten and three experienced teachers were interviewed and observed, where the school's document was reviewed as well. A pilot study has been conducted and Nvivo 10 was the tool in the data collection process by adopting Miller Huberman. The results revealed themes depicted on research questions. Overall, there were seven syair Aceh used in teaching activity and the use was linked to the theory given that syair Aceh was a form of creative teaching with given elements; bring about the topic, pertinent action, self-determination, and assisting genuinely. The syair practiced linked to teachers' self-parenting style whereby used and believed as a way to develop a child’s spiritual value, moral value, and language. However, some challenges were encountered by children by pronouncing, environment, and by teachers from source, less-motivation, and pronunciation. Thus, it can be concluded that syair Aceh remains to exist in 2020, and it is applicable for creative teaching among pre-schoolers especially in Aceh, Indonesia.