Character Learning Model in Hotel Practice Learning based on Minahasa Local Wisdom for Students of Tourism Department
Bernadain D. Polii, Diane Tangian, Agustinus Lumettu
Abstract
The values of life as a source of knowledge in character education can be obtained from local Minahasa Mapalus wisdom, namely the wisdom of life based on the cultural values of the society. The main characteristic of local wisdom is concern for others and the natural surroundings. In the course of hotel hospitality practice, students are expected to have competencies in their fields, including: front office, housekeeping, food products and food service and they must also have good character, such as: heart (spiritual emotional), intellectual development, sports (physic and kinesthetic) and affective and creativity, all of these must be owned by students as students when they plunge into the world. Character learning model design in learning hospitality practices based on local wisdom for students of Tourism Department. The learning model is developed more operationally so that it is easily implemented in universities. Thus the learning model obtained will be very useful to determine the steps or policies related to character education in practical learning based on local wisdom in the form of steps to improve and improve the quality of human resources in the industry Hospitality field. The research method used based on the research objectives in the first year that is to find the design of the learning model of hospitality practices of students majoring in hospitality, the research and development method (Research and Development) will be combined with Action Research Methods. Character education is a process that must be carried out continuously through the formation of behavioral habits so that it will be engraved in the students, personality so that they can make decisions. From the results of the analysis of practical learning achievement for several practical courses with several criteria summarized from local wisdom, the results are good but still need to be improved because there are still some students who have not applied this criterion properly the development of character learning models, needs to be included in the Semester Learning Plan.
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