Identification of the Best Practices for Character Education Development in Schools in Order Curriculum Implementation 2013

Abstract

This study examines the application of character education that focuses on best practices in schools and their relation to the implementation of the 2013 Curriculum. The background of the problem is based on two basic things. The purpose of this study was to determine the best practices carried out by each school to develop character education as one of the main objectives of the 2013 Curriculum. The research method was carried out qualitatively by an "emic" process in which the researcher conducted an in-depth study of the practice of character education in schools. This research was conducted in 3 schools, namely Lab school Unsyiah Banda Aceh High School, Banda Aceh 3 High School, and Banda Aceh 4 High School. The results found that in general the pattern of character education development carried out in the 3 schools studied had relatively similarities. Only character education at Lab school Unsyiah has more specific best practices because it implements the Fullday system at this school. While in the other two schools, the best practices for character education in SMA 3 and SMA 4 tend to be similar in the sense of not having longer learning time as in Lab school Unsyiah. In addition to the similarity patterns in the application of character education, the characteristics of each school were also found. Different patterns are influenced by factors in the school context, especially time, school leadership, and school models.