Teaching Social Studies Education to Foster Civic Characters at the Secondary School in Indonesia: A Review

Abstract

Being a good citizen must be formed early. An important way to shape students into good citizens is through education. Character is closely related to morals, good behavior and actions, therefore education has a big task to help students grow and form good character. Character education must be applied at every level of education, even in the learning process character values must be integrated, especially subjects in Social Studies (IPS). Social studies is a subject that has a big contribution because it has the goal to shape students into good, critical, creative, and humanism. Models, methods, strategies, techniques, and tactics are needed in the delivery of social studies learning that is integrated with character values. The results of this study are expected to inspire teachers in Indonesia in utilizing learning methods that are following the material, knowledge, and character values that they want to grow.

Saprahan as Indigineous Value to Maintain Self-Identity of Adolescents in Pontianak Region

“…Modernization besides having a positive impact on adolescents, not a few adolescents are affected by negative conditions causing cultural degradation and moral degradation of adolescents. Moral degradation afflicts adolescents today, without realizing their attitudes and actions, lifestyle and communication methods do not reflect the moral identity of adolescents under eastern customs (Iskarim, 2017;Zummi et al, 2020). Adolescents adopted more attitudes and needs from Western cultural lifestyle, and as result they loss of their identity as an Indonesian.…”