THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS AWARENESS IN DEVELOPING MINDFUL COMMUNICATION IN EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS (CASE STUDY: TEACHERS’ INTERACTIONS IN KB – TK AL FATH, CIRENDEU, SOUTH TANGERANG)

Abstract

As a teacher, mastering the skill of mindful communication is very important, particularly
when teaching students in early childhood education classes. Teachers must maintain a
constant awareness of content, delivery and comprehension levels in every teaching activity.
With this in mind, using a qualitative research method, this study will describe and explain
how the implementation of awareness of interpersonal communication skills has helped
teachers in KB-TK Al Fath school, as they developed mindful communication in order to
interact more effectively with their students. The research method chosen was a descriptive
qualitative method, in which semi-structured interviews of the teachers were conducted. As a
result, teachers’ interpersonal communication skills as demonstrated at KB-TK Al-Fath have
been deemed adequate, or highly satisfactory, when they have implemented the five general
qualities of interpersonal communication defined by Joseph A. Devito and built their
communication skills utilizing the five keys of mindful communication interaction identified
by Susan Gillis Chapman. Thus, it is proven to be true that the implementation of
interpersonal communication skills awareness can enhance teacher-student interactions by
increasing mindfulness in communication.