Communicative Action in Public Sphere “Solo Mengajar” Community

Abstract

Solo Mengajar community is a movement that gathers volunteers who are ready to contribute education to children. This community aims to develop children's education and morals Solo branding as a child worthy city. This study aims to describe the communicative actions in public sphere 'Solo Mengajar' community. This study uses a qualitative method and colloecting data interview with 5 'Solo Mengajar' volunteers. The discussion is limited to communicative actions and discourse ethics in the public sphere of Hebermas, and Solo Mengajar in the perspective of Habermas theory. The results show that Solo Mengajar is present as an educational empowerment movement that creates communicative action and discourse ethics. Communicative action here opens public sphere as a meeting place or the continuation of ethical discourse, namely the learning process in order to develop education. Public sphere that open discourse between volunteers teaching with children, as well as actors Solo Mengajar with the society.