The Influence of Living Values Education-Based Civic Education Textbook on Student’s Character Formation

Abstract

This study aims to develop and examine a civic education textbook model based on living values education in order to foster the development of junior high school students' characters. This research employs Research and Development approach with an explorative method being used at model development stage and experiment method at model testing stage. Research subjects are teachers of Civics Education and junior high school students in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Data were gathered through observation, interview, focus group discussion, and attitude scale. Qualitative data analysis includes interactive analysis and quantitative data analysis uses a paired sample T-test. The results of the research are: 1) at a conceptual level, a living values education-based textbook is the integration of living values and the principles of living values education into textbooks by taking into account the principles of scientific learning, core competencies and basic competencies in accordance with the national curriculum, and the principles of textbook writing ( content feasibility, presentation, language and readability, and graphics); and 2) the use of living values education-based Civic Education textbook significantly impacts the development of junior high school students' character.