STRENGTHENING THE PANCASILA STUDENT PROFILE: INCREASING CITIZENSHIP AWARENESS THROUGH EDUCATION

Abstract

Pancasila Student Profile is a program established by the Ministry of Education and Culture to strengthen people's education in Indonesia. In the context of civics education, a curriculum that comprehensively incorporates Pancasila values is an important step to strengthen the profile of Pancasila students. Education is the most important provision in dealing with a developing and ever changing life. The challenges of the times that are constantly changing and developing demand that education must always be in line with the needs and developments of the world. The curriculum must include a deep understanding of Pancasila values, from both a historical, philosophical and practical perspective. In this case, the high school which is the subject of the research has succeeded in implementing an appropriate curriculumThis program can be a means to achieve national education goals, namely the education of intellectual generations with character according to Pancasila. The purpose of this research is to investigate and analyze various efforts made to increase citizenship awareness through education through the profile of Pancasila students. Citizenship education is very important to form the identity of citizens and their commitment to the principles of Pancasila. However, building a strong civic awareness among students is still a big challenge. For this research, a case study was conducted at an elementary school in Medan, North Sumatra.