M. Ramli, Nur Hidayah
Improving emotional intelligence of students is one of the main objectives of vocational secondary schools. One of counseling models that can be effective and efficient in improving the emotional intelligence is a solution-focused counseling. However, counselors have trouble because there is not any solution-focused counseling manual infor improving emotional intelligence of vocational secondary school students. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a solution-focused counseling manual for improving emotional intelligence of vocational secondary school students in Malang. This research is intended to produce a solution-focused counseling manual that is both theoretically and practically acceptable to improve students' emotional intelligence of vocational secondary schools in Malang. The study design is a research and development. Product test subject consists of subject matter experts and target subjects. Subject matter experts comprise of experts of guidance and counseling, educational technology, and educational psychology, while the target subjects consist of counselors and vocational secondary school students in Malang. Data were collected by questionnaire and interview techniques. Data were analyszed by quantitative and qualitative analysis techniques. The results showed that the solution-focused counseling manual being developed is acceptable both theoretically and practically to improve emotional intelligence of vocational secondary students in Malang. © 2019, Primrose Hall Publishing Group.
Guidance and Counseling Department, College of Education, State University of Malang, Indonesia
