During the recording of the data, the researcher used a particular form of note to easily see the development of her research focus. The researcher made a
table to put the classified main data that in each category. The table of the data is presented in the table below:
No Data
Page Category
Table 1. The Data Sheet
D. Data Analysis
Based on Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret, the researcher tried to
identify the themes and sub-themes, to figure out the types of the themes, and to find out how theme contributes to children development.
The data were analyzed in order to accomplish the researcher‘s goals. The data analysis dealt with the process of data reducing, data display and conclusion
drawing. First, all data in the source were included the relevant data only. Next, those relevant data were displayed in the data sheet. The researcher categorized
those data into several groups. Finally, after being displayed, those data were verifies and conclusions were drawn.
E. Data Trustworthiness
To prove the researcher trustworthiness, the researcher checked the validity and reliability of the data by employing data triangulation; that is by
cross-checking the data with the relevant theories and sources and also the researcher cross-checked the data with other researcher. The researcher also
consulted the data to her consultants. The reliability of the study was gained by reading and re-reading the data until the researcher got certainty of the data about
themes, types of theme and themes contribution to children development with valid interpretation. Its purpose was to maintain the consistency of the data.
F. Analytical Construct
No Category Definition
Indicators 1.
Adolescence Adolescence narrative is a narrative
which follows the development of a child or adolescent into adulthood,
focus on 12 until 19 years old. A coming-of-age narrative is dependent
on a quest for an adult identity. The narrative is closely linked to other
areas of identity development, such as gender, race, social class, and
national identity. Maturing growing
up emotionally or physically, self
anxiety, rebellion rejection,
disagreeing, protest, sexual
feeling.
2. Family
Family narrative is a narrative which is followed by basic beliefs and
values, such as: religious, political, and social. Family narrative gives an
explanation about education, rule, and instruction which are learned by
Parent-child relationship
affection, motivation,
influence, support, comfort, parenting
family members as sources to apply in the real world.
educating, explaining,
understanding 3.
Friendship Friendship is a personal relationship
shared between each friend for the welfare of each other, in other words,
it is a relationship of trust, faith and concern for each other‘s feelings. A
friend is one who knows you as a person and regards you for what you
are and doesn‘t expect you to be anyone but who you choose to be.
Peer group, relation of friendship
common interest, trust, honesty,
encouragement, respect, experiment
4. Religion
Religion is a powerful source of both succor and conflict, emerging from
the wellsprings of our most deeply human impulses and arousing our
most passionate response. It becomes a lens through which issues of race,
ethnicity, and identity are parsed. Intimacy of God,
understanding the idea of God,
understanding religion.
Table 2 . The Analytical Construct of Kinds of Themes
CHAPTER IV FINDINGS
