Background: Father involvement is an important aspect of the caregiving environment that is associated with children’s social-emotional development. Such involvement includes interaction, support, attention, and participation in children’s activities. This study aimed to analyze the association between nine dimensions of father involvement and emotional and behavioral difficulties among children aged 5-9 years. Methods: This study used a quantitative research method with a cross-sectional design. Participants were 130 mothers who had children aged 5-9 years in Jonggol Village. Father involvement was measured using the Inventory of Father Involvement (IFI), consisting of nine dimensions, while children’s emotional and behavioral difficulties were assessed using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) through the Total Difficulties score. Associations were analyzed using the Spearman Rank correlation test with a significance level of 5%. Results: Three of the nine IFI dimensions showed significant negative associations with SDQ Total Difficulties: Time and Talking (rs = −0.181; p = 0.040), Reading and Homework (rs = −0.227; p = 0.009), and Attention (rs = −0.178; p = 0.043). The other six dimensions were not significantly associated with SDQ Total Difficulties (p > 0.05). Findings are exploratory (p-values unadjusted). Conclusion: Specific aspects of father involvement, particularly time and communication, participation in reading and homework, and attention, were associated with lower emotional and behavioral difficulties among children. These findings highlight the importance of examining father involvement not only as an overall construct but also according to its specific dimensions
The problem addressed in this study was the low level of problem-solving skills and independence among children in Group B of Rahmatillah Kindergarten. This study aimed to examine teacher activities, children's activities, and the development of children's problem-solving skills and independence through the implementation of the Problem Based Learning model assisted by maze map media. This study employed a qualitative approach using the Classroom Action Research (CAR) method, conducted in two cycles with three meetings in each cycle. Data were collected through observation, interviews, and documentation. The research subjects were 10 children in Group B of Rahmatillah Kindergarten. The findings indicated improvements in all observed aspects. Teacher activity increased from 70% in Cycle I to 95% in Cycle II, children's activity improved from 49% to 84%, problem-solving skills increased from 53% to 82%, and children's independence improved from 48% to 83%. It can be concluded that the implementation of the Problem Based Learning model assisted by maze map media effectively developed the problem-solving skills and independence of children in Group B of Rahmatillah Kindergarten.
مسئله‌ای که در این پژوهش مورد بررسی قرار گرفته، سطح پایین مهارت‌های حل مسئله و استقلال در کودکان گروه ب مهدکودک رحمت‌الله است. هدف این پژوهش، بررسی فعالیت‌های معلمان، فعالیت‌های کودکان و توسعهٔ مهارت‌های حل مسئله و استقلال کودکان از طریق اجرای مدل یادگیری مبتنی بر مسئله (Problem Based Learning) با کمک رسانهٔ نقشهٔ هزارتو بود. این پژوهش با رویکرد کیفی و با استفاده از روش پژوهش اقدام در کلاس (Classroom Action Research - CAR) در دو چرخه و هر چرخه شامل سه جلسه انجام شد. داده‌ها از طریق مشاهده، مصاحبه و مستندسازی جمع‌آوری گردید. شرکت‌کنندگان پژوهش ۱۰ کودک گروه ب مهدکودک رحمت‌الله بودند. یافته‌ها نشان داد که در تمامی جنبه‌های مورد مشاهده بهبود حاصل شده است. فعالیت معلمان از ۷۰٪ در چرخهٔ اول به ۹۵٪ در چرخهٔ دوم افزایش یافت، فعالیت کودکان از ۴۹٪ به ۸۴٪، مهارت‌های حل مسئله از ۵۳٪ به ۸۲٪ و استقلال کودکان از ۴۸٪ به ۸۳٪ افزایش یافت. بنابراین می‌توان نتیجه گرفت که اجرای مدل یادگیری مبتنی بر مسئله با کمک رسانهٔ نقشهٔ هزارتو به طور مؤثری موجب توسعهٔ مهارت‌های حل مسئله و استقلال کودکان گروه ب مهدکودک رحمت‌الله شده است.
