The Use of Cinematherapy Techniques in Developing Religious Tolerance in Students with Multicultural Education Insights

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to describe the development of religious tolerance of students through group counseling activities with cinema therapy techniques with multicultural education insight (experimental studies at Xaverius Bukittinggi High School). This study uses a quantitative approach with quasi experimental designs pretest and posttests. The population of this research was the tenth grade students of Xaverius Bukittinggi High School Xaverius and the sampling technique used was purposive sampling. The steps in this research were; conducting preliminary studies, literature studies, collecting data, analyzing data (by using normality test, homogeneity test and t test) and making conclusions. The results of this study proves that the development of religious tolerance for the students' of SMA Xaverius Bukittinggi in general is considered in good categories. After the experiments have been proven; there is a significant difference in the religious tolerance of experimental group students before and after group counseling activities with multicultural education-oriented cinema therapy techniques, there is no difference in the religious tolerance of control group students before and after group counseling activities without using cinema therapy techniques with multicultural education-oriented techniques, and there are significant differences in tolerance religious students in the experimental group with the control group after group counseling with cinema therapy techniques with multicultural education insight. From the results of this study it was proved that the development of student religious tolerance through group counseling activities was effective by using cinema therapy techniques. The results of this study can be used as consideration for developing a counselling program for the development of religious tolerance in high schools.

Faith in frames: unveiling therapeutic narratives in religion-related cinema through computational analysis

“…While research confirms the effectiveness of cinematic therapy, particularly with religion-related films ( 17 , 18 ), a key question remains unanswered: what specific elements within these films drive this positive impact? Existing studies highlight the films’ ability to provide emotional support, self-reflection, and personal growth ( 19 ).…”

“…Surpassing cultural and language differences, facial expressions allow viewers from all walks of life to connect with the characters’ emotional experiences ( 24 ). Besides, previous research on cinematic therapy has often relied on case studies or small-scale experiments, limiting the generalizability of findings ( 17 , 18 ). Our study proposes a novel methodology that utilizes computational techniques to overcome this limitation.…”