Local Wisdom-Based Character Education In Teaching Balinese To Achieve National Integration Of a Nation

Abstract

Indonesia, nowadays, still deals with complex problems, such as national disintegration and social disharmony of a nation. Many regions experience disunity which is started from smallest unit into larger unit. This problem will threaten the unity of Indonesia. It becomes a serious problem so that it is important to optimize the role of education which leads to the insertion of character education in early learning. Teacher is expected to be able to implement the character education, including the preparation, implementation, and evaluation. The implemented character education should be synergized to the local wisdom of each region because it has its own cultural values which could be guidances toward the attitude. Character education which is synergized with local wisdom aims at achieving the vision of integration and social harmony of a nation.