The Comparison of Credibility and Authenticity of Scoutmasters of Indonesian Scouting

Abstract

—Referring to the Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia Number 12 of 2010, the 2013 National Education Curriculum, and Presidential Regulation Number 87 of 2017 which all lead to strengthening character education through Praja Muda Karana (Pramuka) that was scout activities as mandatory extracurricular activities. Scouting as the spearhead. Character education in is carried out by the teacher, in this case the cubmaster and scoutmaster. Cub master and Scout master is an important component in the formation and strengthening character of students. This study aims to obtain a picture of the comparison between credibility and authenticity of cub masters and scout master in strengthening character education in scout extracurricular members in the city of Bandung. This research uses a quantitative method with a descriptive approach. With population of grades 1-6 elementary school students in the city of Bandung in accordance with PPDB Bandung data, which is a number of 231.147 students and obtained a sample of 511 students consisting 252 cub and brownie scout and 259 boy and girls scout. This study uses the credibility and authenticity theory from Brookfield (2006). The results of this study indicate that the credibility of cubmasters snd scoutmasters consisting of indicators of expertise, experience, rationale, and conviction shows that cub masters and scout masters have high credibility, while the authenticity of cubmasters and scoutmasters consisting of congruence indicators, full disclosure, responsiveness, and personhood indicates that the cub masters and scout masters have a high degree of authenticity, only for personhood indicators with hobby-related question items, both cub scout and boy scout respondents show low similarity with their masters.