Book Review: An Introduction to Character Education (Pendidikan Karakter Suatu Pengantar)
Education is an essential issue for all human beings. Education can be said to improve civilization, grow the nation and form a generation of nations that can carry out various interests for their individuals. The more advanced the era, the nation asks to have quality human resources. It can be obtained with an education system that has a high quality. However, problems arise with the emergence of issues of poor character education such as juvenile delinquency, corruption, racial conflicts, etc. This book explains how important it is to develop character education in schools. The author explains that character development must be balanced with the times. In addition, it is also explained that the quality in the field of science can fall if it is not balanced with character education as a whole. An Introduction to Character Education Books was written for various purposes. The most basic purpose of writing this book is to participate in completing references and expanding educational thinking. Through this book, the author also contributes to the development of educational thinking, especially character education. Moreover, about what is meant by character education and why character education is essential, this book can present various thoughts on character education in education these days. This book is intended primarily for educational actors such as teachers, students, and education observers. It is hoped that this book can serve as a reference for studies related to character education in educational institutions. Building the character of the nation's children is not as easy as turning the palm. However, that does not mean it cannot. Some steps must be carried out so that the concept of character education can proceed appropriately, and this book also explains the indicators of character development in detail.