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The Profile of Students' Social Skills of Bengawan Solo Elementary Nature School

Moh Salimi , Achmad Dardiri , Sujarwo Sujarwo

This study aimed to describe the profile of the students’ social skills of Bengawan Solo nature elementary school. The study was qualitatively c.

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This study aimed to describe the profile of the students’ social skills of Bengawan Solo nature elementary school. The study was qualitatively conducted as a case study. The participants were teachers and students who were chosen by employing a purposive sampling technique. The data were obtained through observations, questionnaires, interviews, and document analysis. This study employed an interactive model data analysis included: data validating, data collection, data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing. The conclusions of the study comprise: (1) the cooperation aspect, students can collaborate well; (2) the assertion aspect, students can get along with new friends and communicate with others; (3) the responsibility aspect, students understand their role and responsibility to the God, themselves, others, and society; (4) the empathy aspect, students can feel others' feeling and problem; (5) the self-control aspect, students can control their mental state so that they can avoid anger and bad influences.

Keywords: Social skills, elementary school, nature school.

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