BUILDING CHILDREN’S CHARACTER BY TELLING HABA PUTROE KAOY

Abstract

This research aims at finding out character education values that are contained in Haba Putroe Kaoy. The document needed for the research was the text of Haba Putroe Kaoy rewritten by Herman RN. This is qualitative study. In this study, the Haba Putroe Kaoy was analyzed based on the character education values set by the Indonesian Government in Curriculum 2013. The research found that Haba Putroe Kaoy contains eleven character education values: religious, honest, tolerant, hard working, creative, independent, curious, nationalism, friendly/communicative, social concern, and responsible. The result shows that Haba Putroe Kaoy can be used as character education tool for the children.

Keywords: Character Building, Character Education, Haba Putroe Kaoy