A PROPOSED IMPLEMENTATION OF VALUES IN AHMAD TOHARI’S KUBAH FOR CHARACTER EDUCATION AND TEACHER IDENTITY FORMATION
Abstract
Abstract. Literary texts can provide prospective teachers with opportunities to encounter
complex human experiences, moral dilemmas, and perspectives different from their own.
However, studies identifying moral values in literary works often remain at the level of
textual interpretation without sufficiently connecting these values to character education and
teacher professional identity. This study examines the moral values represented in Ahmad
Tohari’s Kubah and proposes a pedagogical pathway through which engagement with these
values may support the development and potential enactment of emerging English teachers’
professional identity. The study employs qualitative textual analysis combining close reading
and thematic analysis. The findings identify seven interrelated moral and educational values:
empathy, responsibility, acceptance of fate and circumstances, tolerance, self-reflection,
resilience, and social reconciliation. These values are represented through characters’
responses to various conditions in the story. Afterwards, the study proposes a conceptual
pathway from literary encounter to perspective-taking, critical reflection, value negotiation,
professional translation, emerging teacher professional identity, and professional enactment.
The study argues that literary engagement, when accompanied by structured reflection,
dialogue, value negotiation, and professional application, may provide a pedagogical space
for prospective teachers to examine moral values, construct professional self-understanding,
and consider their implications for future classroom practice.
Abstrak. Karya sastra dapat memberikan kesempatan bagi calon guru untuk belajar dari
kisah di dalamnya perihal pengalaman yang kompleks, penuh dilema moral, dan perspektif
yang berbeda dari perspektif mereka sendiri. Namun, hingga saat ini, kajian atas karya sastra
sering kali hanya berhenti pada tataran interpretasi tekstual tanpa mengaitkan nilai-nilai
tersebut dengan pendidikan karakter dan identitas profesional guru. Penelitian ini mengkaji
nilai-nilai moral yang digambarkan dalam karya Ahmad Tohari, Kubah, dan mengajukan
usulan langkah pembelajaran dimana interaksi dengan nilai-nilai tersebut dapat mendukung
pengembangan serta potensi perwujudan identitas profesional calon guru bahasa Inggris.
Dengan menggunakan metode analisis teks kualitatif yang memadukan teknik pembacaan
saksama dan analisis tematik, ditemukan tujuh nilai moral dan pendidikan yang saling
berkaitan. Nilai-nilai ini tergambar melalui respons para tokoh terhadap penderitaan, pilihan-
pilihan sulit, hubungan antarpribadi, kesulitan hidup, dan perpecahan sosial, yang saling
berkait. Secara pedagogis, Kubah menyediakan konteks yang bermakna untuk pengambilan
perspektif, refleksi kritis, dan negosiasi nilai. Disimpulkan bahwa interaksi dengan karya
sastra, jika disertai dengan refleksi terstruktur, dialog, negosiasi nilai, dan penerapan
profesional, dapat menyediakan ruang pedagogis bagi calon guru untuk mengkaji nilai-nilai
moral, membangun pemahaman diri secara profesional, serta mempertimbangkan
implikasinya terhadap praktik pembelajaran di kelas pada masa mendatang.
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