The Relationship of Character Development in Students Through Citizenship Education

Abstract

Education is an effort made by the nation to change behavior for the better and to develop knowledge to become an intelligent and qualified young generation who can face and solve the life problems they face, because this will be passed on to the next generation. In the current era of globalization, which is marked by technological advances, the values of politeness and character seem to have been neglected. It is very important for students in elementary schools to be instilled with national characters because they are in the process of growth and development. One way that can be taken to realize character education is through formal education institutions or schools which are expected to be able to implement the urgency of character education, especially in elementary schools. The application of character education in elementary schools can be included in the learning process in several subjects, one of which is Citizenship Education. Knowing the process of developing students' character through citizenship education. The research method uses a literature review or literature study by collecting various kinds of journals and books as study and research material published between 2021. Of the fourteen articles used in this research literature, four of them show that there is a relationship between developing students' character through citizenship education. Character development is the process of forming or fostering good character or personality in students.