Students’ Understanding of Pancasila Ideology (Study at Junior High School in Barru Regency, South Sulawesi Province)

Abstract

The purpose of the study: to find out and to describe (1) students' understanding of Pancasila,(2) students’ attitudes and behaviours about the implementation of Pancasila and (3) students coaching programs in understanding Pancasila values and their attitudes that are following Pancasila values? Research method: quantitative descriptive research. The research location was at Barru Regency Junior High School. This study used the cluster random sampling technique so that the research samples were SMPN 1 Barru, SMPN 2 Barru, SMPN 5 Barru, SMPN 10 Barru, SMPN 18 Barru, SMPN 24 Barru and SMPN 3 SATAP Barru. The total sample of the study was 564 students. Techniques of collecting data were questionnaires, interviews and documentation. The results of the study: (1) The level of students who correctly understood the ideology of Pancasila was 66.50%, (2) The level of students’ understanding of Pancasila values in daily life was 67.51%, (3) school activity programs in fostering students' understanding and attitudes towards Pancasila values including Civics education subjects as the mainstream, flag ceremonies, Intra-School Organizations (OSIS), Scouts, Heritage Flag Hoisting Troop (Paskibra), Youth Red Cross, School Health Unit and other extracurricular activities.