Bullying In Education: a comparative study of Sandra Harris and Abdullah Nashih Ulwan’s thought

ABSTRACT

Bullying is the common case in educational field. Bullying often misunderstood as the educational methods through punishment or harassment. This misunderstanding makes many educators and teachers become the bullies or subjects of bullying. Educators are very close with Bullying, because the position of educators has more authority in the school and the educational model in this nation is Teacher – centered class model

Bullying becomes global educational issue because almost all of nation entire the world has the bullying problems. There are differences about the existence of bullying between in Indonesia and Western Countries, one of that is the bully in Indonesia dominated by educator, while in western countries, the bullies are more variations, such as educators, peers and family. In this research, researcher more focused on Bullying case that included educators and students, due to the close interaction between them.

Researcher use library research as the kind of research and take the primaries data from two books, Tarbiyatul Aulad Fil Islam, written by Abdullah Nasikh Ulwan dan Bullying: The Bullies, The Victims and the Bystanders, written by Sandra Harris. Both books are considered to represent the Western and Islamic thought on Bullying. These books explain the concept, existence and solutions on Bullying, although in Tarbiyatul Aulad Fil Islam, Bullying term specifically is not used by the author due to the difference era between the author and present.

This research focuses on (1) to know the concept of bullying according to Abdullah Nasikh Ulwan and Sandra Harris. (2) to determine differences in the concept of bullying according to Abdullah Nasikh Ulwan and Sandra Harris. This study aimed to compare the concept, existence and solution for Bullying case. Method of collecting data is done through collecting articles, data and journals about Bullying. In analyzing data, the researcher uses qualitative comparative techniques, namely by comparing data from different sources.

The research suggests that the concept of bullying, according to Abdullah Nasikh Ulwan is one of the educational method through violence or punishment. Although this method is allowed, it is the last method to educate children and accompany with the strict requirements to be applied. Meanwhile, Sandra Harris firmly rejected Bullying or educated student through violent, because violence can impair mental and child psychology.

Researcher wish there was more research on Bullying, especially Bullying in the view of Islam and its solution. So that the later generations would be realized free from violence in the name of education

ABSTRAK

Bullying merupakan masalah yang sering terjadi dalam dunia pendidikan. Bullying sering disalahartikan sebagai salah satu bentuk pendidikan melalui kekerasan ataupun hukuman. Adanya kesalahpahaman tersebut, menyebabkan banyak pendidik atau guru yang menjadi subjek/pelaku Bullying. Guru sangat rawan untuk melakukan Bullying, karena posisi guru yang lebih memiliki otoritas di dalam lingkup sekolah dan model pembelajaran yang kita gunakan masih menggunakan model Teacher – centered class.

Bullying menjadi sebuah isu pendidikan global dimana hampir semua negara di dunia mempunyai masalah seperti itu. Ada beberapa perbedaan keberadaan bullying di Indonesia dengan di dunia barat, salah satu adalah pelaku bullying di Indonesia lebih didominasi oleh guru/pendidik, sedangkan di dunia barat, pelaku Bullying lebih bervariatif, meliputi teman sebaya, guru ataupun family. Di penelitian ini, peneliti lebih memfokuskan dalam kasus Bullying yang melibatkan Guru dan murid, karena kedua komponen tersebut menjadi pihak yang saling terkait satu sama lain secara langsung.

Di penelitian ini, peneliti mengambil jenis penelitian library research dan mengambil data primer dari dua buku, Tarbiyatul Aulad Fil Islam, karangan Abdullah Nasikh Ulwan dan Bullying: The Bullies, The Victims and the Bystanders, karangan Sandra Harris. Kedua buku tersebut dianggap mewakili bentuk pemikiran Barat dan Islam mengenai Bullying.

Penelitian ini berfokus pada (1) Untuk mengetahui konsep Bullying menurut Abdullah Nasikh Ulwan dan Sandra Harris. (2) Untuk mengetahui perbedaan konsep Bullying menurut Abdullah Nasikh Ulwan dan Sandra Harris. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk membandingkan konsep, keberadaan dan solusi mengenai Bullying antara Abdullah Nasikh Ulwan dan Sandra Harris. Metode pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui mengumpulkan artikel – artikel, data dan journal mengenai Bullying. Untuk menganalisis data, penulis menggunakan teknik analisis comparative kualitatif, yaitu dengan membandingkan data hasil penelitian dengan data dari sumber yang berbeda.

Hasil penelitian mengatakan bahwa, konsep Bullying, menurut Abdullah Nasikh Ulwan adalah salah satu metode dalam pendidikan melalui kekerasan atau hukuman. Meskipun metode ini diperbolehkan, metode ini merupakan metode terakhir untuk mendidik anak dan disertai dengan persyaratan yang ketat untuk bisa diterapkan. Sedangkan Sandra Harris, dengan tegas menolak Bullying ataupun pendidikan dengan kekerasan, dikarenakan kekerasan dapat mengganggu mental dan psikologi anak.