PARTICIPATORY LEARNING MODEL ON ADULTS LITERACY EDUCATION OF RURAL COMMUNITIES

Abstract

Abstract This research aimed to analyze and to describe participatory learning model on adults literacy education learning group of rural communities. Participatory learning model involves the learners actively in planning, implementing, and evaluating the learning. This model serves as the strategy of improving the learning quality through communication and interaction process between learners and tutor through full participation supported with environmental media as the learning source. Adult literacy education in rural community consists of literacy learning by integrating functional competency and local potency of rural community. Environment as learning media is characterized with local design and local context. The analysis was conducted using qualitative analysis technique. The research was taken place in Semarang Regency, Central Java Province, Indonesia. The subject of research consisted of learners, tutor, and learning group organizer. The data was collected using interview, observation, and documentation techniques. The data analysis was conducted using descriptive qualitative technique encompassing data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing. The result of research shows that (1) participatory learning model can improve basic literacy, communication, and interaction of learners with full participation, increase experience, and functional skill of learners to improve their daily life, and (2) environmental media characterized with local potency, local context, and local design serving as the learning source can improve learning motivation, as indicated with the sustainably behavioural change among the learners. The application of participatory learning model can improve affective, cognitive, and psychomotor ability of adult literacy education learners in rural community in meeting their demand and productive need development.