CHARACTER EDUCATION MODEL IN TEACHING MATERIALS MULTICULTURAL BASED INDONESIAN IN SINGAPORE INDONESIAN SCHOOLS N. LIA MARLIANA, SRI HARINI EKOWATI, KURNIASIH RATRI HANDAYANI
UNJ
Abstract
Multicultural-based character education in Indonesian Overseas Schools (SILN) has not been implemented optimally, especially in Indonesian language teaching materials used by teachers and students. In fact, multicultural-based character education is very necessary considering that these students who are Indonesian citizens live abroad and they may have been contaminated with cultures outside Indonesia. This study aims to develop a character education model in the multicultural-based Indonesian language teaching material in Singapore Indonesian Schools (SIS) to make it easier, more effective, and to produce students with positive character and to maintain national identity, even though studying abroad. This study was designed with a Research and Development approach. The steps of this research are described in three stages, namely: first, identifying the needs of Indonesian students and teachers for Indonesian language learning which contains multicultural-based character education values through the teaching materials or teaching materials used. Second, creating models/prototypes of Indonesian language and literature teaching materials that contain multicultural-based character education values at the Indonesian School in Singapore. The third is to find out the effectiveness of the model of Indonesian language and literature teaching materials that have been produced for users. This research is expected to improve learning Indonesian in Indonesian Foreign Schools to be easier, more effective, and to produce Indonesian students with positive character and to maintain national identity, even though studying abroad.
Keywords: character education, Indonesian language teaching materials, multicultural
