Raising Social Awareness through Fables: An Interpretation of Humanism Theory Toward Learning Human Values

The word "humanistic" has many different meanings depending on the context. Humanism means a concern for human values rather than God's values. Humanistic education is a term in educational theory that refers to education that utilizes humanism as its approach. The humanistic learning theory that emerged in 1970 is based on three philosophical theories: pragmatism, progressivism and existentialism. Humanistic learning theory is an approach to learning that focuses on personal growth and the subjective experience of individuals. It can be applied to various fields of education, developing students' potential while promoting social behavior and collaboration. The type of research used by the author is library research that uses references in the form of books, notes, and works, as well as the results of related previous research reports. The research method used is a qualitative descriptive research approach. The data source used in this research is fable-style literary works.