Character Education Development in Graduate Programs in Indonesia

Abstract

. The study aims to illustrate the 2012 model of developing character education values in colleges that was compiled in the study. The urgency of this research as a reference material and example of college graduate programs to always prioritize character education in students. The study takes the form of descriptive studies with critical discourse analysis, where the main data is processed based on the program of activities, the implementation of activities, and reports of the results of activities in universities implementation of akhlakulkarimah character. Information is collected through various sources such as interviews, observations and documentation. Data analysis techniques used, namely description, and interpretation. The results showed that Graduate Program, Wahid Hasyim University Semarang successfully applies character values that can be observed by the naked eye (tangible) such as religious, environmental care (clean, neat, safe, comfortable, beautiful, shady and cool), discipline, empathy, cooperation, manners, friendly, smiles and greetings. The success is obtained from the stages of organized, coordinated, and conditioned activities, through the socialization of character development policies and habituation of implementation in universities.