Authors:
Satrijo Budiwibowo
and
Aris Wuryantoro
Affiliation:
Universitas PGRI Madiun, Indonesia
Keyword(s):
Character Education, Local Wisdom, Global Era.
Abstract:
This research aims to describe (1) the challenge of the Indonesian nation in globalization era, (2) the need for character education in the perspective of local wisdom culture, and (3) building characterized nation in the global era. The research used qualitative by using phenomenological type method. Techniques of collecting data were observation and in-depth interviewing to the informant of young generation in the forms of individual and organizational in Madiun area. Data analysis by using interactive model of Miles and Huberman. Results of the research reveal that: (1) there are eight points of the Indonesian nation’s challenge in globalization era, namely (a) nationalism and national pluralism, (b) the global crisis, (c) primordialism, (d) moral crises, (e) the crisis of good exemplarity, (f) socio-cultural crisis, (g) high levels of competition, and (h) the nation's increasingly vague character; (2) the need for character education in the perspective of local wisdom culture
. Education as a humanization process focuses more on the role of human beings as social creatures that have moral autonomy and cultural sensitivity. This means that humans as individual beings as well as social beings must be able to manage conflict and appreciate the advancement of various cultures; and (3) building characterized nation in the global era. The Indonesian nation must start a new phase in which colonialism and oppression for any reason cannot be annulled from this country. Likewise with the umbrella of justice must be enforced. The researchers concluded that there are five pillars of noble character of the Indonesian nation that must be considered in educating character for the young generation in global era.
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