International Journal of Research and Review DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20210710 Vol.8; Issue: 7; July 2021 Website: www.ijrrjournal.com Research Paper E-ISSN: 2349-9788; P-ISSN: 2454-2237 International Journal of Research and Review (ijrrjournal.com) 53 Vol.8; Issue: 7; July 2021 An Analysis of Teachers’ Social Construction on Students’ Social Attitude in Social Sciences Subject at Elementary School in Makassar Umi Ayu Lestari Atjo 1 , Dewi Liesnoor Setyowati 2 , Yuli Kurniawati Sugiyo Pranoto 3 1 Master Program Student of Primary Education, 2 Master Program of Social Sciences, 3 Master Program of Early Childhood Education, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Semarang City, Indonesia Corresponding Author: Umi Ayu Lestari Atjo ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to analyze and describe the social construction of teachers on social attitudes in the learning process of social sciences subject at elementary schools in Makassar. The method used was descriptive quantitative. The research subjects were chosen using purposive sampling technique. The subjects consisted of 96 students and 4 teachers of 5th grade from 4 elementary schools in Makassar. The data collected through interview, questionnaire, observation and documentation. There were different interpretations from four schools regarding teachers’ social construction on the importance of character values, especially on social attitude in the thematic learning for social sciences content on theme 8. Two schools, namely SD Pertiwi and MI Negeri 1 Makassar, considered that it was necessary to integrate social attitudes into the content of social sciences subject in order to make continuous positive impact on students’ social attitude. The questionnaire results for social attitude of SD Pertiwi shows suitability of theory with the average score of 48,28%. MI Negeri 1 Makassar shows the suitability with average score of 53,41%. Meanwhile two other schools, namely SD InpresKampus IKIP and SD MuhammadiyahPerumnas, considered that it is not necessary to integrate social attitude in the learning process, instead, the teachers concerned more on the assessment of students’ knowledge and skill. The results of questionnaire shows discrepancy of theory with the average score of 35,19% for SD InpresKampus IKIP and 35,73% for SD Muhammadiyah Perumnas. Keywords: Social Construction, Social Attitude, Thematic Learning of Social sciences Content INTRODUCTION The teacher's social construction on the importance of character values can be analyzed through the social construction theory initiated by Peter L. Berger and Thomas Luckman which states that social construction is a social process in which individuals or groups carry it out through continuous actions and interactions with their environment based on the reality they have and experienced together subjectively. This is also reinforced by the results of research showing that social construction strongly describes the role of society and culture that affects the individual's perspective on other individuals. The teacher becomes the determinant in building character values in the world of education which is constructed based on his will, where the teacher has the freedom to act according to his views on character values. In the social process, humans are seen as creators of relatively free social reality in the world of education. Social construction theory is a continuation of the phenomenological approach in social construction theory developed by Berger (Atmaja, 2017). The teacher's social construction can produce varied results starting from the meaning, views, and understanding of the teacher