Fostering the Alpha Generation: A Character Education Based on Javanese Unggah Ungguh (Etiquette) Culture in Madrasah Ibtidaiyah

Abstract

This paper portrays the implementation of character education based on Javanese unggah-ungguh (etiquette) in Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Karanganyar, using 24 students from 5th-grade who were mentioned as the alpha generation in 2020. Generally, this generation refers to children born after 2010 in this digital era. The unggah-ungguh is one of the Indonesian ancestral heritages that must be preserved, as though it may originate from Java, it strongly represents the culture of the country’s society. Six (6) characters of Javanese unggah-ungguh were used in this research as indicators, which are tata krama (manners), lembah manah (relent), andhap asor (humility), tepa slira (tolerance), grapyak (friendliness), and ewuh-pekewuh (reluctance). This study was descriptive qualitative research that focused on observing the realization of character education based on this culture, using observation, interview, survey, and documentation as the data collection instruments. As reviewed from the affective theory of Krathwohl Taxonomy, the education character based on Javanese unggah-ungguh has influenced three-component domains of affective attitudes, which are in the level of receiving or attending, responding, and valuing. Lastly, the result showed that implementing character education based on this culture has truly shaped a better personality for students in Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Karanganyar as the alpha generation.

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“…For this reason, this research was prepared on the basis of addressing the issues raised. So, in order to determine the direction of the research and discover the novelty of this research, a literature review was compiled, consisting of: first, research on models of religious moderation within the scope of Islamic organizations in Indonesia (Widiani & Miftah, 2023) , while this research focuses on models of character education in institutions mainstream Islamic organizations in Indonesia, namely Muhammadiyah; research on the study of the character education of elementary school children based on Javanese culture in the form of uploads (Adisti & Rozikan, 2021) , while this research examines the character education of elementary school children based on the cultural values of Muhammadiyah schools; third, research on character education models in Christian Religious Education (Tandana et al, 2022) , while this research examines character education in the realm of Islamic Education. So based on previous research, the direction and novelty of this research lies in the model of character education values in school culture under the auspices of the Muhammadiyah institution which operates in the field of Islamic Education.…”

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