Swimming and Character Development in Early Childhood Education
Muchamad Arif Al Ardha, Kartika Rinakit Adhe, Chung Bing Yang
Department of Physical Education, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Surabaya, Indonesia
Department of Early Childhood Education, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Surabaya, Indonesia
Department of Physical Education, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, Taiwan
Abstract
Character development in early childhood education is an essential part. Moreover, it needs to be emphasized in every teaching and learning activities, because children learn the value and character anytime through their experience and understanding from the surrounding. In swimming, children are motivated to be a risk-taker and independence. However, it This study aims to inquire the effect of swimming toward character development in early childhood. It is a qualitative study which was conducted by using natural observation procedure. The research subjects were four swimming coaches, seven parents and nine children in 4 to 6 years old. The data were gathered by interview, students observation and documentation. The result, there are self-confidence, self-regulation, and self-passion in every children after participating the swimming class. Moreover, swimming does not only influence their character development but also motor development.
Keywords: swimming; character development; early childhood education
Topic: Character Education for Early Year Children