The Value of Local Wisdom in the Burning Stone Tradition Through Learning for Character Building of Elementary School Students

Abstract

This study presents a systematic literature review based on the frequent occurrence of tribal wars in the Papua region. In tribal wars, the causes of aggressive behavior were found, namely internal, external, environmental, and situational stressors. Of course, this is a problem in social life. Therefore, it is necessary to foster the formation of character values from an early age to be important in Papua as one of the efforts to become the integrity of Indonesia. This study aims to explore the values of local wisdom contained therein burning stone tradition, which plays a role in learning about character building for elementary school students. This systematic literature review research article is through the Publish or Perish 7 application and Mendeley. In the application, researchers access journals on Google Scholar and Scopus Index Journals. The search was carried out using the terms local wisdom, burning stone tradition, and character building. The search was limited to the year published from 2012 to 2021, then selected articles according to compatible themes into 16 selected articles. The findings show that character building can be done through the values of local wisdom, and the tradition of burning stones by integrating the students, including 1) the value of divinity/religion, 2) the value of responsibility, 3) the value of cooperation, 4) the value of caring, 5) the value of curiosity, 6) the value of honesty, 7) the value of leadership wisdom, 8) the value of tolerance, and 9) the value of love of peace. By integrating these values into thematic learning materials that strengthen SD/MI in the 2013 Curriculum Framework, the value of local wisdom of the burning stone tradition for students in schools can be realized in character building, which contributes to the development of the syllabus and lesson plans for each learning subtheme studied. with the values of local wisdom in society. Instilling student character in elementary schools requires support from various parties, one of which is the family, peers, and the community so that students have a complete character with noble values.
 Keywords: local wisdom, stone burning tradition, character building