The Role of Teachers in Implementing Character Education in Sma Negeri 3 Bantaeng Regency

Abstract

This research aims to; 1) identify the implementing of character education in SMA Negeri 3 Bantaeng Regency, and 2) identify the inhibiting factors of character education in Bantaeng Regency. The research was descriptive qualitative research with informants consisting of teacher and students in SMA Negeri 3 Bantaeng Regency taken purposive sampling. The data were collected through observation, interview, and documentation, and analyzed using descriptive qualitative analysis with data reduction, data display dan coclusion. The character education must involve aspects of moral feeling and moral action. The character education is not just teaching what is good and what is wrong. But more than the charater education intills habits so the students understanding (cognitive), are able to feel (affective), and have good values (psychomotor). The regular coaching process will shape the identity of students so that it can be made into a habit that will indirectly give birth to their character. Someone who has good and bad character does not lie in their knowledge of values tha come from conscience or arrogance. The role of the teacher in the formation of character based on values must be directed at fostering students to have attitude of respect for diversity and the importance of self-reflection in developing the values contained in character education.