Implementation of Character Education Management Based on Local Wisdom Values in Junior High Schools
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https://doi.org/10.64297/jmrsmet.v2i1.48Keywords:
Education Management, Character Education, Local Wisdom, Junior High School, Education System, GlobalizationAbstract
This study analyzes the implementation of character education management based on local wisdom values in junior high schools using a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) approach. Data were collected from 147 Scopus-indexed documents and visualized with VOSviewer to identify relationships among documents, keywords, authors, and dominant research themes. The analysis indicates that local wisdom values, including mutual cooperation, deliberation, and tolerance, are central to character education. Participatory, collaborative, and experience-based learning strategies, supported by digital technology, strengthen the internalization of character values among students. The findings also show that teachers, families, and communities play important roles in sustaining character education programs. The VOSviewer mapping confirms clusters linking management strategies, local-value reinforcement, and positive student behavioral outcomes. Character education rooted in local wisdom strengthens students' social awareness, responsibility, discipline, collaboration, and cultural identity. The study concludes that systematic planning, implementation, evaluation, and stakeholder collaboration are key determinants of successful local-wisdom-based character education in the era of globalization.
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