Model Of Character Building For Junior High School Students In Semarang

Abstract

The development of human resources (HR) in Indonesia needs to be prioritized as an effort to answer challenges that arise in the era of globalization, especially related to human resources that have the potential to bring about change in society. Therefore, Indonesia needs human resources with character. This kind of human resource begins in the family. This study aimed to examine empirically the model of character building for junior high school students in Semarang, in terms of parenting. The subjects in this study were junior high school students in Semarang. The employed data collection tools were in the form of scale, i.e. the parenting scale and the character-building scale for junior high school students in Semarang. The applied data analysis technique was multivariate analysis using structural equation modeling (SEM). The results indicated that the indicators of character building, i.e. cooperation, tolerance, warmth, peace, respect, and awareness in parenting, contribute significantly to character building for junior high school students in Semarang. Furthermore, it can be concluded that character building for junior high school students in Semarang is influenced by parental care at home. Therefore, character building for junior high school students in Semarang begins with parental care.