Values In The Quotes Of Archipelago And Their Relevance With Character Building Education

Abstract

One of the hottest issues in Indonesia is national character building. National character building was the theme of the National Education Day May 2, 2011. The aim of this paper is to present local wisdoms in the Archipelago, i.e. strong character building elements in the quotes coming from various ethnic groups in Indonesia. The paper developed was based on primary and secondary data about local wisdoms in the Archipelago consisting of Acehnese, Buginese, Balinese, Bataknese, Javanese, Manadonese, Padangnese, and Sundanese. The quotes were collected using a survey and the meanings contained in the quotes were elicited by using reflexivity. The result of the research shows that there are a number of local wisdoms which are relevant with the national character building of Indonesia for the global competition. The result of the research suggests that local wisdoms existing in the Archipelago can be the resource of the national character building values. This implies that the Archipelago is rich in local genius to be integrated in the curriculum of any subjects relevant to the national building character