The Existence of Citizenship Education in Higher Education in Strengthening the Character of The Indonesian Nation

Abstract

Citizenship education is an integral part of the national education system. Therefore, the civics education process needs to be reflected in the curriculum and learning at all educational pathways and levels. Functions and roles in the context of achieving national education goals Civics education is designed, developed, implemented and evaluated in the context of achieving national education goals. These three things form the basis and framework for understanding and implementing civic education. Building a civilized democracy requires a generation that is wise and has strong character. There are several reasons why civics education is needed. First, there are growing symptoms and tendencies of not being politically literate or "politically literate" and not understanding how democracy and its institutions work; and second, the decline in citizen participation in the political process as evidence of political apathy. Realizing intellectually, emotionally, socially and spiritually intelligent citizens is indeed a necessity and a necessity. This is where the presence of civics education becomes a very important tool for democratic countries including Indonesia, in order to produce a generation of people who understand national values based on Pancasila and have all the skills needed to transform, achieve and preserve the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia.