Teacher Strategies in Building Respect for Human Dignity

PANDA, Herman Punda (2023) Teacher Strategies in Building Respect for Human Dignity. Mysterium Fidei: Journal of Asian Empirical Theology, 1 (4). pp. 276-286. ISSN 3032-3959

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Abstract

Education is a process to develop students' potential optimally. In the education process, teachers play an important role in forming the character of students. One of the important characters that learners should have is respecting human dignity. Students who come from different backgrounds have the potential to experience discrimination. Therefore, teachers need to have strategies to embrace students from different backgrounds to respect human dignity. This research aims to delimit the different backgrounds in terms of economy, culture and academic ability, to identify teachers' strategies in embracing students from various backgrounds to respect human dignity and to highlight the perspective of the Church document, Gravissimum Educationis, on the importance of respecting human dignity. This research uses a qualitative method with a phenomenological approach. The research subjects were teachers in Catholic Senior High Schools in Malang City. Data were collected through in-depth interviews. The results showed that the teachers used various strategies to embrace learners from different backgrounds to respect human dignity. These strategies include: Creating an inclusive learning environment, Encouraging learners to get to know each other, Teaching learners about the importance of respecting differences, Being a role model in respecting human dignity. This research shows that teachers have an important role in teaching learners to respect human dignity. By using the right strategies, teachers can help learners to develop characters that value differences and uphold human dignity.

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