Coaching Jiwa Merdeka sebagai Proses Pembangunan Karakter Guru dalam Rangka Peningkatan Kualitas PAUD di Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta

Heri Santoso (Fakultas Filsafat, Universitas Gadjah Mada)
Hastangka Hastangka (Fakultas Filsafat, Universitas Gadjah Mada)
Dela Khoirul Ainia (Fakultas Filsafat, Universitas Gadjah Mada)
Kusuma Putri (Fakultas Filsafat, Universitas Gadjah Mada)

Jurnal Pengabdian UNDIKMA
Vol. 2 No. 2 (2021): November

The purpose of community service  is to to delivery services for  childhood education teachers through coaching model of “Independent Soul” in the context of character development of PAUD teachers in dealing with the Covid 19 pandemic, and to improve the quality of PAUD. This program uses a qualitative approach. The data in this research were obtained through FGDs, interviews, and literature studies. The activity mentioned in this program  is an effort to hold a community-service based program to apply the appropriate technology known as Teknologi Tepat Guna (TTG) in education. The result of the activity indicates that the right methods and approaches to raise motivation and enthusiasm for PAUD teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic are coaching and training that emphasizes the aspects of sense and soul processing. Those methods and approaches are proven to give a positive impression for the participants.