The Role of Local Wisdom in Strengthening Nation Character Wina Nurhayati Praja, Dasim Budimansyah, Elly Malihah, Iim Siti Masyitoh
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
Abstract
Abstract
The Role of Local Wisdom in Strengthening Nation Character
This research is motivated by waning soul, character, and personality as a nation of Indonesia. Currently, many of the behaviors of citizens who are displayed are not in accordance with the character of the Indonesian nation. The Indonesian people are identical with Religious, Nationalism, Mandiri, Gotong Royong, and Integrity. Therefore it is necessary strengthening character education based on local wisdom, so that local culture in Indonesia is not only limited to name and place. Rather, the values of local wisdom become a source of reference to values, morals, behaviors of a person to act. So with the local wisdom menguman to be used as a reference in the behavior of social life, nation and state can strengthen the character and the soul of the Indonesian nation. This research uses qualitative approach with case study method. Because to see and observe phenomena, events, somewhere in characterizing character values as strengthening character education. From this research is expected that cultural education and character of the nation must be comprehensively grounded as a cultural process. Therefore, the local values of wisdom are not only implemented within the community. Rather it should be grown in the school environment. Because the school is the only place that is the most important place for the community to receive and transfer science and penglaman that always give a big influence in life. School is identified with second home after family environment. Therefore, in schools need to utilize the values of local wisdom available in the surrounding environment to be a teaching material for students in understanding a phenomenon / events or in finding a solution of each problem.
Keywords: Keywords: Local Wisdom, Character, Nation Character
