THE ROLE OF PPKN TEACHERS IN GROWING AWARENESS ANTI CORRUPTION IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Abstract

This research examines instilling anti-corruption values in students as a teacher's task, which in essence has the task of forming intelligent and virtuous children for the nation and state. The essence of instilling anti-corruption values is to instill noble values consisting of the values of honesty, fairness, independence, simplicity, caring, courage, responsibility, hard work, discipline. Corruption in Indonesia seems to be an excessive phenomenon that takes place in almost all government institutions. From heads of state to village heads, they are not devoid of corruption issues. Corruption also occurs in the Ministry of Finance, the Director General of Taxes, the Ministry of Religion, and even in the Ministry of Education. It can be said that the virus of corruption has spread to all aspects of human life. The aim of the research was to find out whether teachers have a role in instilling anti- corruption values in students through Civics subjects in elementary schools. Data collection techniques used in this study were documentation, questionnaires, and interviews. The method used in this study is a qualitative descriptive method, namely summarizing large amounts of raw data into information that can be interpreted. The results show that teachers have a role in instilling anti-corruption values in students through Civics subjects in elementary schools. This is because from interviews obtained in the field and reinforced by respondents' answers around 89.5% of respondents answered strongly agree from the questions given by researchers through questionnaire distribution.