Implementasi Program Membaca Cerita Inspiratif untuk Meningkatkan Empati Siswa melalui Pendekatan SEL

Doni M Abdul Gani

Abstract


Empati merupakan salah satu kompetensi kunci dalam pembelajaran sosial-emosional (Social Emotional Learning/SEL) yang berperan penting dalam membentuk karakter siswa secara holistik. Namun, rendahnya empati yang tercermin dalam perilaku perundungan, intoleransi, dan kurangnya kepedulian di kalangan pelajar menunjukkan perlunya strategi pembelajaran yang mampu menumbuhkan dimensi afektif tersebut. Salah satu pendekatan yang potensial adalah melalui program membaca cerita inspiratif yang dikaitkan dengan penguatan kompetensi SEL. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengulas literatur-literatur yang relevan terkait implementasi program membaca cerita inspiratif dalam meningkatkan empati siswa melalui pendekatan SEL. Metode yang digunakan adalah studi literatur dengan sintesis tematik dari berbagai sumber jurnal akademik, artikel ilmiah, dan laporan penelitian terpilih dalam kurun 2010–2025. Hasil kajian menunjukkan bahwa membaca cerita inspiratif mampu memperkuat kesadaran emosional, kemampuan mengambil perspektif, serta keterampilan sosial siswa. Ketika dikombinasikan dengan pendekatan SEL—yang mencakup kesadaran diri, pengelolaan diri, kesadaran sosial, keterampilan berelasi, dan pengambilan keputusan yang bertanggung jawab—cerita menjadi sarana efektif untuk menanamkan nilai kemanusiaan dan membentuk perilaku prososial. Temuan juga menunjukkan efektivitas pendekatan ini di berbagai jenjang pendidikan, dari anak usia dini hingga remaja, serta dalam konteks lintas budaya. Kajian ini merekomendasikan integrasi sistematis antara kegiatan literasi dan SEL dalam kurikulum sekolah untuk mendukung perkembangan empati dan karakter siswa secara berkelanjutan.

Keywords


empati; cerita inspiratif; literasi; pendidikan karakter; SEL; siswa

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