2.7.2 Definition of Character Building Education
The father of Indonesian education, Ki Hajar Dewantara with his Taman Siswa Education, stated that education in general is all the efforts to enable the growth of
character, intellectual and the body of the students. Crow and Crow as quoted by Munib 2009:32 states that education is process with consists of variety of suitable
activities for individual to the social life and help to continue culture and custom and social organization from generation to generation.
According to the long term planning of national development, as the basis of the operational of cultural education and national character and the priority
program of the Ministry of Education 2010-2011 which is reflected in the Action Planning of National Character Education 2010, the definition of character building
education can be seen as follow: “Character building education is mentioned as the education of values,
mores, etiquette, and the education of character which is purposed to developing the ability of the learners to give the good-bad decision, and
maintaining the good and reflecting the goodness sincerely in the daily
life.” Ministry of National Education, 2011. Pedoman Pelaksanaan
Pendidikan Karakter. Jakarta. BP3KP.p.1
Mulyana 2011:1, in the seminar and national workshop of character building education stated the quotation came from Bohin which is related to character
building education as follow. “Character education, however, is not simply a movement or an
educational fad; it is central to good teaching and learning. It is, in fact,
the schools‟ oldest mission and crucial to both moral and intellectual development.
Bohin, EK, 2001 From this statement, school actually plays very crucial role on the implementation of
character education since school is the place where students can access formal education, and enables teachers to develop the habituation of good character.
2.7.3 Character Building Education and Multicultural Education
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