The Character Education Concept for Prospective Parents:Societal View

Abstract

Having a strong concept of character education for prospective parents will make it easier for them to instill character education in their children later. This study aims to determine how the concept of character education that is owned by prospective parents. This study uses a survey method, which is to collect data by distributing questionnaires to prospective parents, both single and married but have no children, a total of 38 respondents are scattered in various regions in Indonesia. The results showed that (1) most prospective parents assume that character education is a family responsibility; (2) almost all prospective parents state that character education should begin at an early age; (3) most prospective parents do not yet know how to instill character education in children; (4) in general, the character values that are considered necessary are religious, honest, responsibility, and discipline; and (5) character values that are considered essential to be instilled in families in early childhood are honest, religious, and disciplined. The conclusion of this study is that prospective parents do not have a strong concept of character education. The character education model is needed by prospective parents to instill the character of children later in their family.