Character Development Based on National Values for Basic School Teachers

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Action Research is a new paradigm and strength for research practitioners, because it requires researchers to be involved in the process of improvement or change in behavior, and research respondents are not only played as objects but as subjects. In other words, the research subject may be the researcher himself and the community involved with the researchers. This study – using Action Research – is concerning the character education in Indonesia. Character education is expected to be the main foundation in increasing the degree and dignity of the Indonesian nation. Character building based on national values must be done from an early age to introduce the national identity. The community service activity is motivated by the idea that the lack of attention to character education for students in elementary schools causes various social problems. Developing character education in schools requires various learning innovations. Innovation is very dependent on the understanding and skills of teachers in developing learning. In developing character, it can usually be sourced from a value and one of these values is national values. The development of character education based on national values does not mean that the development of character education is an obligation of subjects in elementary schools. However, all subjects develop national values. On that basis, the development of national values can be a source of developing character education in the classroom. KEY WORDS: Character Education; Spirit of Nationality; Basic School Teachers. About the Authors: Dr. Warlim , Prof. Dr. Encep Syarief Nurdin , and Supriyono, M.Pd. are the Lecturers at the Department of General Education FPIPS UPI (Faculty of Social Studies Education, Indonesia University of Education), Jalan Dr. Setiabudhi No.229 Bandung 40154, West Java, Indonesia. E-mails address: warlim_isya@upi.edu , encep.sn@upi.edu , and supriyono@upi.edu Suggested Citation: Warlim, Encep Syarief Nurdin & Supriyono. (2021). “Character Development Based on National Values for Basic School Teachers” in EDUCARE: International Journal for Educational Studies , Volume 13(2), February, pp.165-180. Bandung, Indonesia: Minda Masagi Press owned by ASPENSI with ISSN 1979-7877 (print) and ISSN 2621-587X (online). Article Timeline: Accepted (October 28, 2020); Revised (December 14, 2020); and Published (February 28, 2021).