INITIATING AND FORMULATING HUMANITARIAN VALUES, SPIRITUALITY AND THE MEANING OF LIFE IN THE CURRICULUM OF SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION

  • Authors: Sukamto
  • From: Social Studies Faculty, Universitas Negeri Malang

Abstract:

This article is presented to communicate the results of the study as well as to get feedback and reassurance. Until now the formulation and actualization of human values , spirituality and the meaning of life has not explicitly initiated and written into the curriculum of social studies lesson. While the existing and the one that has ever exist has the precisely opposite meaning, which humans are required to be submissive to the values desired by the nation and the State so that the final destination is none other than the creation of a citizen and the good citizens of the nation (submissive and obedient with government regulations ). In a study that has being carried out aimed to, first mapping the contents of a curriculum and a second to evaluate how far the problems of humanity, spirituality and the meaning of life was conceived and formulated, in order to be able to be actualized in everyday life. In addition, this study also aims to identify the human values, spirituality and the meaning of life. Values that have been identified will be formulated back into the indicators of human values (humanity), spirituality and the meaning of life to be poured back into the grains curriculum of social studies. Last phenomena precisely illustrated that the problems of humanity, spirituality and the meaning of life is defeated by a wide range of ego, that human self-ego, ethnicity ego, race, religion until the inter-group issues. The growing and existing of a community is like “fire in the husk” , mutually suspicious, hostile to each other when an idea, behavior and religious concept and belief are not in accordance with them. This makes the formula of social studies curriculum which is loaded with humanitarian values, religiosity and the meaning of life has becomes a necessity. We certainly realized that probe, initiated and formulated characteristic human values, spirituality and the meaning of life requires verification and validation of various parties, especially experts in their field. The contribution of thought and ideas will enrich the world of education in order to create a society that is more humane, spiritual and able to interpret life in everyday life applications.

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