The Character Education Values in Literary Texts n Buku Siswa Bahasa Indonesia for Senior High School

Abstract

Education is developing not only the students’ academic intellectual abilities but also the students’ character education. Literary works play an important role for the students’ character building. This study aims to describe the value of character education in the literary texts in Buku Siswa Bahasa Indonesia for senior high school. This study was qualitative with a descriptive method. The data were provided in words that can be formulated as the value of character education. The results of this study were the value of character education contained in the literary textsin Buku Siswa Bahasa Indonesia for senior high school: love for God and the universe and its contents, responsibility, discipline, independence, honesty, respect and courtesy, compassion, care, cooperation, confidence , creative, hard work, never give up, justice and leadership, good, humble, and peaceful.