Local Wisdom Character Education Based on the Life
Philosophy of R.M.P. Sosrokartono
Edris Zamroni
1
, Ristiyani
2
, Himmatul Ulya
3
, Erik Aditia Ismaya
4
, M. Noor Ahsin
5
UniversitasMuria Kudus, Kudus, Indonesia
1,2,3,4,5
{edris.zamroni@umk.ac.id
1
}
Abstract. This article aims to explore the noble teachings of RMP Sosrokartono
that are relevant to be integrated with the character education program run by the
government. The method used is Gandamedian hermeneutics by examining
ancient manuscripts belonging to R.M.P.Sosrokartono and artifacts that can still
be traced so that the important points of authentic teachings of
R.M.P.Sosrokartono in living his life are found. After that, the teachings that are
relevant to the character education program are formulated. The results revealed
five main teachings that are highly relevant to the main characters of character
education that includes concern socially, religious, peace-loving, friendly,
communicative, hardworking, independent, and tolerant.
Keywords: RMP Sosrokartono, Character Education, Teachings
1. Introduction
Government policy in the development of Indonesian education leads to reaffirming the
characters and identity of the nation to become a strong nation by maintaining local wisdom
while keeping up with the current development. Local wisdom character education will
encourage students to carry out conservation to the cultures that possess noble values as the
national property[1]. Character education is the answer to the globalization of information that
brings a flow of information which currently tends to erode the original characters of the
Indonesian people who are polite, friendly, responsible and noble [2].
Character education is considered a serious problem that must be carried out rather than a
discourse. The importance of character education is due to important views which consider
character education to be very closely related to psychological products in the form of
expressions of love and affection, self-discipline and personality integrity[3]. Eventually, there
is a growing awareness to maintain the educational values which include ethics, prosocial
behaviors and the need to strengthen the focus of achieving academic success [4].
Indonesian local wisdom character education is one of the answers to the challenges of the
disruption of noble cultural values that are currently experienced by this nation. Local
wisdom character education can be developed through the internalization of cultural values
derived from cultural products, social norms, central figures the teachings and exemplars of
who are respected, and other customs and noble values that are believed to be true by the
society [5]. There is a need to do an in-depth study to find values comprehensively to be
integrated into the education system until the learning process in the classroom. In the US, the
issue of character education has become a hot issue debated mainly with regard to who is
WESTECH 2018, December 08, Medan, Indonesia
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DOI 10.4108/eai.8-12-2018.2283952