Education Citizenship (Civics)

A. NATURE STUDY Civics



     Citizenship Education (Citizenship) is a subject that focuses on a variety of self-formation in religion, socio-cultural, language, age and ethnicity to become citizens of a intelligent, skilled, and characterized as mandated by the Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution (Based Curriculum Competence, 2004). Citizenship education has developed a very long history, starting from the Civic Education, Moral Education Pancasila Pancasila and Citizenship Education, until the last in 2004 changed its name to the curriculum subjects Citizenship Education.

      Citizenship education can be defined as a vehicle to develop and preserve the noble and moral values ​​rooted in the culture of Indonesia is expected to be realized in the form of everyday life behavior of learners as individuals, members of the community in the life of the nation.

      Civics is the cornerstone of Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution, which is rooted in religious values, national culture of Indonesia, responsive to the demands of the changing times, as well as Law No.. 20 of 2003 on National Education System, Competency Based Curriculum 2004 and the Special Development Syllabus Guidelines and Subject Assessment Citizenship issued by the Ministry of National Education Directorate General of Secondary-Elementary Education Secondary Education Directorate.


B. PURPOSE PEMBEAJARAN Civics


Citizenship course objectives are as follows.

   1. Think critically, rationally, and creatively menangggapi citizenship issues.
   2. Participate in quality and responsibly, and act intelligently in the activities of society, nation, and state.
   3. Developing a positive and democratic to form themselves based on the characters of Indonesian society in order to live together with other nations.
   4. Interact with other nations in the world arena directly by using information and communication technology. (Curriculum SBC, 2006)
C. SCOPE OF LEARNING Civics


Civics subject scope covers the following aspects.

   1. Unity of the nation, including: live in harmony in diversity, love the environment, the pride of the Indonesian nation, vows youth, integrity of the Unitary Republic of Indonesia, participation in the defense of the country, a positive attitude towards the Republic of Indonesia, openness and fairness guarantees.
   2. Norms, laws and regulations, including: the discipline of family life, discipline in schools, in community norms, rules and regulations, the norms of the life of the nation, national legal and judicial system, international law and justice.
   3. Human rights include: the rights and obligations of the child, the rights and obligations of members of the community, national and international human rights instruments, the promotion, respect and protection of human rights.
   4. Needs of citizens include: life mutual assistance, self-esteem as citizens, freedom of association, freedom of expression, respect the decision together, self achievement, equality of citizens.
   5. The state constitution includes: the proclamation of independence and the constitution of the first, the Constitution-the Constitution that have been used in Indonesia, the country with the Constitution of the basic relations.
   6. Power and Politics include: Government villages and districts, local government and autonomy, the central government, democracy and the political system, political culture, civil society towards democratic culture, system of government, society demokarasi Press.
   7. Pancasila includes: position Pancasila as the state and the state ideology, Pancasila as the process of formulating the country, the practice of Pancasila values ​​in everyday life, ideology Pancasila as open. (Curriculum SBC, 2006)