The Character Education Based On Local Contents Curriculum Toward Madrasah Aliyah In Indonesia

This study aims to describe the nature of character education at Madrasah Aliyah in Indonesia, the nature of local content curriculum at Madrasah Aliyah in Indonesia, and character education based on local content curriculum at Madrasah Aliyah in Indonesia. The facts that are very concerning in the world of education in Indonesia include 1) The occurrence of a crisis due to too much material burden, education is more focused on intellectual development and less attention to other aspects; 2) The emergence of acts of violence committed by students in the school environment both against fellow students and against their teachers; and 3) The occurrence of moral decadence among students and leads to behaviors that are not in accordance with norms. The condition of this weak character shows that all education in the form of general good knowledge, religion and moral knowledge taught in schools has not had much effect on changes in the behavior of students in particular, and the behavior of the Indonesian nation in general. So it takes an emphasis on strengthening character education specifically, because in reality character education has been included or integrated with all subjects but in reality it has not shown the idolized manifestations. Local content curriculum lessons can be used as a medium for strengthening character education. The local content curriculum is a curriculum that is based on the enrichment of cultural values, and is a concrete situation faced by students in everyday life. So that it makes it easier for students to internalize the character values in the education they take. The local content curriculum that emphasizes the maintenance and development of local values and culture is a determining foundation in character development to obtain a conceptual model of character education that is relevant to the needs of society.