EMPOWERMENT OF THE COMMUNITY AS A LEARNING SOURCE TO CREATE POWERFUL OF IPS LEARNING PROCESS IN SMP OF UNDIKSHA LABORATORY I Wayan Kertih- Wayan Mahardika Prasetya Wira Tama
Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha
Abstract
This study was aimed at (1) identifying and mapping important elements in the community life that can be used as learning resources for social sciences- and (2) analyzing the teachers^ insights and abilities in developing teaching with the dimension of the empowerment of important elements in the life of the community as learning resources for social sciences. To achieve the aims, this study was done by applying Bibliography research approach (literature study and ethnography) and study towards social studies practice in Junior High School of Undiksha Laboratory. The Research and Development study. The results of the first year showed that (1) there were various important elements in the life of the community that could be used and developed as learning resources in Social Studies teaching at SMP/MTs- and (2) the teachers^ lack ability in developing teaching had dimension of empowerment of important elements in the life of the community as learning resources. Therefore, in order to make Social Studies Learning became Powerful, it was necessary to empower the important elements of people^s lives in developing materials and selecting social studies learning resources at the junior high school level
Keywords: Powerful Social Studies Teaching - Community as Learning Resources
