CHARACTER EDUCATION MODEL IN FAMILY TO CREATE GOOD CITIZEN Lisnawati and Dadang Sundawa
Indonesia University of Education
Abstract
Character education is an education that teach about human behavior values. Family is first and primary environment for a child because its task is to lay the first basics for child development before they come into broader environment. Thus, the role and function of family become crucial and responsible for child growth and development. This study aims to reveal character education model in family to create good citizen with sub focus comprising character education values, character education model and obstacles in character education. Qualitative approach by using case study method is done in this study. This study use data collection technique with interview, observation, documentation and questionnaire. The result of this study shows that the character values inculcated in family including religious, independent, responsible, sanity, honest, love each other, and low profile. The character education model provide habituation, exemplary, advice, story and law. Parent’s obstacles in applying character education in family including the influence from outside home environment and parent and children relation which is less close.
