CHARACTERISTICS OF AN EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATOR WITH REFERENCE TO TOTTO-CHAN BY TETSUKO KUROYANAGI

Educational Administration

This research focused to analyse the character of the head master Mr Sosaku Kobayashi within the novel Madogiwa No Totto-Chan by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi. This study is a library research that with a qualitative approach with critical analysis of content. Within the novel of Totto-Chan by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, its headmaster Mr Sosaku Kobayashi applies the proper educational methods in educating children. By being observant to the academic methods used by the headmaster Sosaku Kobayashi, we can take an exemplar of a way to achieve marvellous educational goals. The requirements shown by the character Totto-Chan who is that the main character during this novel where she encompasses to note that the verity nature of Totto-Chan is a lively, courageous and bizarre child. The necessity for love and belonging was demonstrated by headmaster Sosaku Kobayashi. He was a person with inspirations and visions in building the Tomoe School. He believes that each child possesses a good character at birth. With the passage of the time, children's personality development is influenced by many factors, like hereditary and environmental factors. Therefore, the headmaster Kobayashi tried to seek out the great character and develop it in order that student could turn into a successful person. The headmaster Kobayashi is additionally an educator who encompasses a warm personality and is incredibly much liked by students. The necessity for self-esteem was shown by the main character Totto-Chan. In Tomoe School, Totto-Chan was educated in appropriate ways, so Totto-Chan's attitude began to alter. A school headmaster or a lecturer should be a frontrunner who dares to act in accordance with their beliefs and principles of life. Educational values during this novel are used as learning examples in schools to assist extra ordinary children. An educator should be cheerful and not be angry to his students, because educating children isn't with anger but with advice, praise, and trust. The aim is to form children confident, responsible, to like each other, and help one another, and to introduce them to nature as nature is source of knowledge. Educational values found are values associated with the character education values, moral educational values, social education values and artistic values. One such noble value is that the educational value within the novel that summarises the realities of everyday lives of Japanese people.

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