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individual can only live as a social being. It only means that individuals will be able to live in a social environment. Individual human beings can not live alone, because it has been linked to the
other. The Maximation the role of Teacher Competence in the Social Character Formation
Mulyana, 2006 hlm.109-110 explains that competence is the ability, skills, or expertise that is owned by someone. Competence is also defined as the authority to take decisions or act. While
Surakhmad 2009 hlm.367 gives a definition that: Competence is the ability of professionals, who work for the sake of quality. Refer to at least five components of quality of learning that
systemically must be synchronized and synergized, then the implication is that the competence required of every teacher is directly related to the competence of the five components of it, not the
general competence which is the competence of loose and not focused. Roe 2001 hlm.112 defining that :Competence is defined as the ability to adequately perform
a task, duty or role. Competence integrates knowledge, skills, personal values and attitudes. Competence builds on knowledge and skills and is acquired through work experience and learning
by doing. Competence is an adequate description of capabilities in terms of knowledge, skills and
attitudes and master the material standards. That ability should be owned and developed advanced and continuing with the development of learners in accordance with the standard material being
taught teachers. Jamarah and Zain 2002 hlm.126 gives a definition that the teacher as ... educators who provide a number of science to students in school. Teachers are people who are
experienced in the field of profession. Given that science has, he can make students become intelligent.
Obviously with the understanding that the teacher is a person who should have competence in the field of education so he deserves to transform knowledge and experience on the learner. What
is gained by learners become an important part of what is given and transformed by a teacher, so it requires intelligence of teachers in implementing the learning activities.
Rastodjo 2009 hlm.34 defines teacher competence as a mastery of the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes are reflected in the habit of thinking and acting in carrying out his profession
as a teacher. Furthermore The Indonesia Ministry of Education says that the teacher competence as a sets standards developed teacher competence intact from four competencies: pedagogical,
personality, social, and professional. Teacher competence is a prerequisite profession to be owned by each professional educator,
for competence to be one of the feasibility of teaching for an educator. Educators who meet the standards of competence will be able to measure the achievement of each learning outcome... Idrus
Affandi 2014 stated that professionalism is carrying the quality of education and the conditions of quality education supported by the competence of the teacher. According to him, teachers
should be born as leaders of pedagogical leadership that means leaders who understand the rules of science education and educative action.
The Role of School Climate to Social Character Formation of Students
Conceptually, the climate or the atmosphere in the school environment is defined as a set of attributes that gives color or character, spirit, ethos, moods, each school Fisher Fraser, 1990;
Tye, 1974. Operationally, as well as understanding of the climate on the weather, the climate in the school environment can be seen from factors such as curriculum, facilities, and school
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leadership and learning environment in the classroom.National School Climate Council, 2007.hlm.4, menjelaskan bahwa:
“School climate is based on patterns of people’s experiences of school life and reflects norms, goals, values, interpersonal relationships, teach- ing and learning practices,
and organizational structures.” “A sustainable, positive school climate fosters youth development and learning
necessary for a productive, contributive, and satisfying life in a democratic society. This climate includes norms, values, and expectations that support people feeling
socially, emotionally and physically safe. People are engaged and respected. Students, families and educators work together to develop, live, and contribute to
a shared school vision. Educators model and nurture an attitude that emphasizes the benefits of, and satisfaction from, learning. Each person contributes to the operation
so the school as well as the care of the physical environment NSCC, 2007.hlm.4.”
The content of the definitions and explanations above that school climate has a positive effect for students in developing a productive learning, contributive and give satisfaction in the life of a
democratic society. Everyone from the start learners, parents and educators work together in developing and sharing about the life of the schools vision. This understanding gives a sign that
the school climate is very helpful to schools in developing the school into an institution-forming character or personality.
The Role of Parental Care in The Social Character Formation of Students
Parental Care into education is first and foremost for the formation of character. Parental care influence is immense for the success of the family in shaping the character of children. Family
environmental factors will be a major element of the birth of a child is a good character. Many examples, cases and events that make our eyes stinging, even heart torn, how a child could kill his
parents. It gives a sign of the weakness of parental guidance and attention to attitude, behavior and character of their children. Attention in the form of affection more than the main attention in the
form of money, the habit of giving attention to the loving character will give birth to children who have compassion for others, caring, tolerance, empathy and others. Children who are unfamiliar
with the affection because the money will tend to give birth to a child whose extravagant, spoiled and keep a distance with others. Therefore, the role and the attention of parents is very important
for their growth characteristics. Hurlock 1956 hlm.3 explains that families and parents it was a training center for the
cultivation of values in children. This provides confirmation that the presence of parents as the center of attention for the development of the child no longer be something extraordinary, because
the parents who first set up the children, and not children are the generation who will continue their strugle, then if realized where the parents for their children has become mandatory in
maintaining and nurturing their children. Parental care may imply centralization of physical power and Psychological of parents to their
children. According to Yusuf 2012 hlm.122, social development of children is strongly influenced by the process or the treatment of parental guidance in introducing various aspects of
social life or norms of public life and to encourage and provide examples to their children on how to apply these norms in everyday life
This concept emphasizes that parents become an important part that can not be separated from the development of the personality and character of the child, because parents are the first and
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main environment in which the child lived and grew up. Children will have a good social character if a family association or parent teach how to deal with people and the social environment as well.
Children who are not accustomed to interacting with the students along with others will probably always live isolate themselves and do not socialize.
Learning Effectiveness in the Social Character Formation of Students
Associated with the learning effectiveness, the meaning contained is the level of success or achievement in accordance with the expected goals. Learning is an attempt to make students learn
or an activity for education learners. According Warsita 2008 hlm.85 learning is an effort to create the conditions to enable the learning activities. According to Arsyad 2009, p. 1 learning
activities is the change that persons behavior that might be caused by the change in the level of knowledge, skill or attitude.
According to Trianto 2009 hlm.20 learning will be effective if it meets the criteria of effectiveness of teaching, namely: 1 presentation of high student study time devoted to teaching
and learning, 2 the average high task behavior among students, 3 the accuracy of the content of the teaching materials the ability of the students preferred, 4 develop teaching intimate
atmosphere, and positive, developing a positive classroom atmosphere. The effectiveness of learning is a state that shows the extent to which the results obtained after implementation to the
learning process. Fitriani 2011, p. 6, for example to explain that the effectiveness of the learning effectiveness is obtained after the implementation of the teaching and learning process.
The learning effectiveness of Social Studies is related to the success of social studies obtained by learners after completing one material or some study materials are expected to have implications
for changes in learning outcomes. The effectiveness of learning can be acquired value or the ability of learners after they perform or complete the learning material. The effectiveness of learning can
basically involves the ability of learners who obtained both related to cognitive, affective and psychomotor. So that effective learning is learning that have met the learning goals of learners.
Descriptions about the meaning and purpose of the social studies, that will be seen that education is actually very closely related to character education. This can be seen in the
formulations purpose, that education character or values education also aims to make the students become good citizens. In fact, Gross in Darmadi 2007 hlm.8 stated that value education in social
studies is to prepare students to be well-functioning citizens in democratic society . Conceptually, the term education is often equated with the value of religious education, moral education, noble
character education, moral education or character education itself Samsuri 2009 hlm.1; and Zuchdi 2008 hlm.5. Character education, moral education, or moral education can be regarded as
an attempt to promote and internalize the core values or positive values to the society in order to become a nation of citizens who are confident, resilient and high moral, democratic and
accountable and survive in society. It means that character education is a process of acculturation and humanization in line with the conception of a social character that is directed at the quality of
the human personality or formed human forces in the self-learners. Social character education will deliver the learners with their potential can become civilized
beings, with clung to the human values, the values of servanthood and caliphate. The development of a social character education in schools, educational institutions or schools should be conducive
environment. Schools should be a place of community and brotherhood rides development of good values or core values. Social character education will continue to develop noble character and good
habits to learners Lewis, 1996 hlm.8. The involvement of all components in the development of a social character education learner, must involve teachers should work together with the family
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or parents guardians of students as well as other components. In fact, according to Cletus R. Bulach 2002, p. 80, teachers and parents need to make an agreement on what the key values that
need to be dibelajarkan example: respect for self, others, and property; honesty; self-control discipline. In this regard, Lickona 2000 hlm.48 mentions some virtues that need to be understood
and familiarized in the lives of young people in order to create a harmonious life in the family and society. Some values that include honesty, compassion, self-control, respect or respect,
cooperation, responsibility, and perseverance. Character education is not just to have an integrative dimension, in the sense of moral strengthen intellectual learners on the basis of the values of
goodness, so that a solid personal and reliability, individuals who are scholars, independent and conscientious, but also curative both personally and socially. According Koesoema 2007:.116
the actual character education can be one of the steps to cure social pathology.