REVITALISASI PERAN PEMBELAJARAN IPS DALAM PEMBENTUKAN KARAKTER BANGSA

Abstract: Revitalization of Roles of the Learning of Social Studies in the Nation’s
Character Building. Revitalization of roles of the learning of social studies needs to
be made as soon as possible, because so far the learning implementation is not
relevant to its objective and purpose. The learning of social studies has an
important role in character education. Therefore, it is necessary to make
improvement and upgrade steps. The curriculum design and competence standard
of graduates should be based on student reality and humanity values, and should
emphasize not only on materials mastery. The approach of essentialism has to be
changed into the social reconstruction theory. The learning process is developed as
a cultural transaction process which becomes an inseparable part of student
character development. The learning model emphasizes more on active and
participative learning. Besides, in order to strenghten roles of the learning of social
studies in developing character education, a good environment condition,
including the political will from the government, is needed.
Keywords: revitalization, character education, learning of social studies