Boosting Teacher’s Perception and Deeds in Indonesian Schools for the Character Education to Thrive

Abstract

The ministerial reform on character education in Indonesian schools and its effect on school practices remain a challenge as the roles of school leadership have been significantly unaddressed. This study aimed to examine the effect of school managerial practices on teachers' beliefs and perceptions in character education. This cross-sectional survey collected data from 574 teachers from the randomly selected 105 primary, junior and senior secondary schools in five districts throughout Indonesia. Using very simple models of education production function, this research found that the quality of school managerial practices had impacts on teachers'favorable beliefs and initiatives to create and manage students' activities in schools and boost students' values. Driven by the parental pressure to school, the principals were to build and manage local development measures as stipulated in the ministerial policy. Among those was the continuous professional development that enabled the teachers to learn, to discuss, and to share their best practices with others in a continuous manner.

Blended Learning System in Civic Education Courses to Develop Humanity Literacy

“…Human literacy is the end of data and technology literacy, because 21st century learners prioritize humans who are able to manage data and technology for a nobler life. [20]. This interaction can be seen in the world of education, especially in the school environment.…”

“…Budimansyah, 2018). As the culmination of the new literacy of the 21st Century, if one has human literacy, it will actually lead to a nobler life with knowledge, skills, and an attitude of gratitude for the gift of life from the almighty [20].…”

“…According to Budimansyah et al (2019), the current condition is entering an era of disruption. The era of disruption can create opportunities as well as be a threat.…”

“…Therefore, in order to be able to take advantage of opportunities and be able to face these threats, every component of society should master new literacy, in addition to the old literacy that has been mastered. New literacy in the 21 st century disruption era is data literacy, technological literacy, and human literacy [20]. Data literacy is related to the ability to use, explore meaning, apply it in various fields of life.…”

Excellence Ethnic Characters in Strengthening the Country National Values Identity: An Experience of Indonesia

“…It is the sense of a nation as a cohesive whole, as represented by distinctive traditions, culture, and language [4]. National identity may refer to the subjective feeling individual shares with a group of people about a nation, regardless of one's legal citizenship status [5 Ethnicity describes a joint identity and is based on the postulation that a collectivity has its roots in common descent, heritage, religion, culture, nationality, language and region [19]. Generally, the value of a country's national identity lay in the basic description of the country's historical background, sociocultural conditions, and shared values and dreams.…”