Developing Leadership Behavior Through Natural School

Abstract

Purpose: this research aims to describe strategies for introducing the basics of leadership behavior at the Al Ghifari Kindergarten in Kuningan, Answered Indonesia.   Theoretical framework: The development of leadership behavior in children aged 5-6 years has not been a focus in many early childhood education institutions.   Problem: this has become problematic in the world of education when research results state that leadership abilities are the result of a conditioning process in the form of education starting from early childhood.   Methodology: the qualitative research was chosen in this study because there are characteristics/uniqueness in Al Ghifari Kuningan Natural Kindergarten, a nature-based early childhood education institution combined with a leadership curriculum program for early childhood and not much has been done in other places to do this. This research method is a qualitative case study with the data collection used being in-depth interviews and observation. The data analysis process is data reduction, identifying themes, mapping relationships between themes, and concluding the findings.   The finding: the results of this research are (1) We can introduce the basics of leadership in early childhood through a nature-based learning approach, (2) The role of teachers and parents in introducing the basics of leadership is very much needed in efforts to condition children's social environment, (3) Group games will help children in introducing the basics of leadership, (4) Through outbound games in the field, it helps children develop self-confidence as a basic owned by someone who is prepared to be a leader in the future.   Research, Practical & Social implications: the implication of this study is social implication. This is because researchers have found many cases where young people lack leadership skills, they are not ready to become leaders in the corporate institutions where they work or become social leaders in society.   Originality: The leadership dimension includes several things, namely: 1) organizational leadership dimension, 2) operational leadership dimension, and 3) personal leadership dimension.