Implementasi Program Literasi dalam Meningkatkan Pendidikan Karakter Siswa

Abstract

This research is motivated by the fact that the development of the era in the school environment, it is found that many students whose interest in reading and writing has begun to decrease, one of which is due to the lack of getting used to reading, so that it has an impact on the character of students in the school. Several school principals made breakthroughs by implementing literacy activities to restore students' interest in reading and writing to their respective schools. Regarding educational institutions as educational units at various levels, starting from elementary, middle, and upper levels, both government and private, nowadays it is increasingly necessary to own and manage school libraries. This study aims (1) to determine the implementation of literacy programs in improving character education of students at SMP Negeri 1 Lumbung. (2) To determine the results of the literacy program in improving character education for students at SMP Negeri 1 Lumbung. (3) To determine the obstacles and solutions of literacy programs in improving character education for students at SMP Negeri 1 Lumbung. This research is a qualitative field research with descriptive methods. This is because this study aims to reveal data in the field, namely by describing and interpreting something objectively about something that happened at the time the research was carried out, with the aim of obtaining an overview of data about the actual social reality. The results of the research that the authors conducted lead to conclusions, namely: 1) The implementation of the literacy program at SMP Negeri 1 Lumbung has reached the learning stage. In the development stage, participants are encouraged to show their involvement in their thoughts and emotions with the reading process through productive activities orally and in writing. 2) The result of the implementation of the literacy program in improving the character education of students at SMP Negeri 1 Lumbung is that most of the education process depends on literacy abilities and awareness. The literacy culture that is embedded in students affects the level of success both in school and in social life. Strengthening moral education or character education in the present is very necessary to overcome the moral crisis that is currently hitting this nation. 3) The most prominent obstacle in implementing literacy programs is the lack of student motivation and the solution to these obstacles is to increase student development and provide motivation to students to actively read.