THE EDUCATION OF THE NATIONAL CHARACTER OF PANCASILA IN SECONDARY SCHOOL BASED ON PESANTREN

This study was aimed at describing (1) Pancasila-based character education in pesantren-based secondary schools, (2) the strategy employed by teachers in developing Pancasila-based character education, and (3) the obstacles faced by teachers in developing Pancasila-based character education. This research was descriptive in nature employing qualitative approach. Research subjects were principals and civic education iteachers n several pesantren-based secondary schools in Yogyakarta Special Region. The data were collected through interviews, observation, and documentation. The collected data were analysed inductively. The results showed that (1) the Pancasila-based character education is designed through the policy made by the principals and the teachers who developedthe learning program, (2) the teachers’s strategy in developing Pancasila-based character education is conducted by integrating intra and extracurricular programs, and (3) the obstacles faced by teachers in developing Pancasila-based character education are related to the fact that not all teachers are able to integrate Islamic values developed in pesantren to the values embodied in Pancasila in teaching and learning process.