Character Education Through the Revitalization of the Baugingan Tradition in Paya Village

Abstract

In the midst of the increasingly rapid flow of globalization, the challenges of maintaining cultural identity and moral values are increasingly complex. The education that has been happening in schools often ignores the cultural values of its own people. If there is no cultivation of strong national character, students can lose their national direction and identity. They may grow up to be intellectually intelligent, but morally and character-fragile. Inthis arena, efforts are needed to strengthen the character of students by integrating local wisdom in education. Among the forms of local wisdom in Paya Village, Hulu Sungai Tengah Regency is the tradition of baarian. The goal to be achieved in this study is to briefly describe the baugingan tradition in Paya village, find out the baugingan tradition to form the character of the Paya Village community, and describe the form of implementation of the baugingan tradition in education. The research method used is a qualitative approach. Data were collected through interview techniques and literature review. The results of the study concluded that the baugingan tradition is a practice of mutual cooperation that has long been rooted in the people of Paya Village although it has rarely been done recently, but the social values of the baarian tradition are still inherent in the people of Paya Village such as family, togetherness, mutual help, responsibility, care and mutual respect. These values have a very strong relevance in the formation of students' character. Therefore, it is necessary to integrate this tradition in education both through the curriculum and the development of learning models. This research expects the active role of education units and local governments to support this step as an effort to strengthen the character of students as well as revitalize local wisdom.