Integrated Character Education Model in Early Childhood Education Based on Minangkabau Local Culture: Randai

摘要

The crisis of character is closely related to the crisis of cultures. The most appropriate character education should be given at an early age, because this golden age will later determine the adulthood. The early age is called as the golden age because this is the time when a child's brain develops rapidly. Randai is a game and also an art, a part of the local wisdom of Minangkabau's culture, laden with religious, philosophical and ethical values. Randai could be a means to the early childhood character education and also preserves our local cultures. The Minangkabau people uphold the "adat basandi syara', syara' basandi kitabullah" priciple. This article aims to identify and describe the integrated character education values of the early childhood education, based on the local culture of Randai. This article is based on the literature review of existing literatures.