The Implementation of Character Education through Scout Activities

This research aims at describing the factors influencing the extracurricular activities especially scouting. This research also aims at describing the Scouts skills that can form the students’ character. This research is also to describe the strategies for the formation of the students’ character th...

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Published in:International education studies 2016-05, Vol.9 (6), p.130
Main Authors: Mislia, Mislia, Mahmud, Alimuddin, Manda, Darman
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Children
Community Involvement
Data Analysis
Data Collection
Documentation
Extracurricular Activities
Foreign Countries
Indonesia
Interviews
Leadership
Leadership Qualities
Leadership Responsibility
Mixed Methods Research
Observation
Organizations (Groups)
Program Implementation
Values Education
Youth Clubs
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Summary:This research aims at describing the factors influencing the extracurricular activities especially scouting. This research also aims at describing the Scouts skills that can form the students’ character. This research is also to describe the strategies for the formation of the students’ character through scout activities. This research was a qualitative approach. The sampling technique was purposive sampling. The data were collected through observation, interview, and documentation. The collected data were then analysed descriptively by using three ways namely data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion or verification. The results show that the implementation of character education through scout activities at Junior High school (SMPN 1 Maros) on the aspects of supporting factors is still not optimal. The supporting infrastructure is still lacking. The ratio between the scout leader and students is not comparable. In addition, the amount of funding and financing sources is lacking. This research also found that the Scout skills such as rigging, doing first aid, decoding, camping, marching, navigating and mapping can shape the students’ characters. The characters that can be formed are thoroughness, patience, cooperation, responsibility, social care, courage, confidence, perseverance, creative, religious, patriotism, environmental awareness, independence, discipline, curiosity, and hard work. This research also shows that character formation strategies are intervention, exemplary, habituation, facilitation, strengthening, and the involvement of other parties.
ISSN:1913-9020
1913-9039
DOI:10.5539/ies.v9n6p130