Abstract

Character education is not only applied in public schools, but also for special schools with students who have special needs. This study aims to find out: (1) Application of honest character education discipline and responsibility for children with mental retardation in Banyumas Elementary School (2) Obstacles in the implementation of character education for mentally retarded children in SDLB Banyumas (3) Solutions to overcome obstacles in the application of education the character of mentally retarded children is at the Banyumas Primary School. This research was conducted at the Banyumas Elementary School. This research uses a descriptive method with data collection techniques through interviews, observation, and documentation study. Participants in the study were Principals, Teachers, Parents of moderate mentally retarded children, and Students with a classification of moderate retardation children. The results of the study are as follows: 1) The application of character education at the Banyumas Elementary School has been going well. This can be seen from the strategies and media of learning carried out by the teacher in applying character values. 2) Obstacles in the application of character education in Banyumas Elementary School are from aspects of physical characteristics, psychological characteristics, social characteristics, and aspects of parents or family. 3) Solutions to overcome obstacles in the application of character education, among others: the use of appropriate learning strategies supported by the learning media used, therapeutic classes, working with psychologists to determine children's abilities, and also the direction or understanding of the school to parents of students. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that the application of character education at the Banyumas Elementary School has been going well. It can be assessed from the success of the school in implementing character education from the stages of socialization, planning, implementation, evaluation, development, and learning strategies used by the teacher. To overcome the obstacles, the solution that the school takes is to work together with a psychologist and also hold a guardian meeting with the parents of students.

There is no Figure or data content available for this article

References

• Daryanto dan Darmiatun.(2013). Implementasi Pendidikan Karakter di Sekolah. Yogyakarta: Gava Media.
  Lickona, Thomas.(2013). Pendidikan Karakter: Panduan Lengkap Mendidik Siswa Menjadi Pintar dan Baik. Bandung: Nusa Media
  Mumpuniarti.(2007). Pembelajaran Akademik Bagi Tunagrahita. Yogyakarta: FIP UNY
  Somantri, Sutjihati.(2012). Psikologi Anak Luar Biasa. Bandung: Refika Aditama.
  Sugiyono.(2013). Metodologi Penelitian Kualitatif. Bandung: Alfabeta.
  Wardani,dkk.(2009). Pengantar Pendidikan Luar Biasa. Jakarta: Universitas Terbuka

There is no Supplemental content for this article.

How to Cite This

Article Metrics

Copyright and Permissions

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.

Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.

Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).

 

Dinamika Jurnal Ilmiah Pendidikan Dasar is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Data Availability