The Character Education Through the Symbolic Meaning of Javanese Puppets

摘要

This study aims to examine character education implemented in character education taken through imaging the figures of clowns in Javanese puppetry in order to enhance the values in character education of students in the world of education through symbolic meaning. This research was conducted because the authors are due to see education and quality is declining today. In this study, humans play an important role as an instrument to be the main data collection tool in the form of observations, interviews, or document studies. The results of this study can be formulated that symbolic figures of Javanese puppets in Javanese puppet that meanings are studies of Javanese puppet values as a servant who has an exemplary attitude (honesty, fairness, not giving up/despairing, and a high sense of nationalism) that is very necessary and implied in the value of character education. Character education in the subject of character education according to the constructivism theory approach for students, especially STKIP Bina Insan Mandiri Surabaya students emphasizes individual development in cognitive, affective, and psychomotor abilities so that they can create a generation that is of good quality in terms of intellectual, personality and character in future.