Nilai dan Pendidikan Nilai

Abstract

Abstract:
There are several definitions about value, most of them define value as a principle, standard, or
quality considered worthwhile or desirable. Value differs from moral, although both speak about
good and bad, right and wrong, should and shouldn’t. Moral is stronger than value; people
usually judge others more strongly on morals than values. Value also differs from character.
Character is the complex of mental and ethical traits marking and often individualizing a person,
group, or nation. So to say, character education is not the same as value education. There are
three stages or periods of value development, i.e. the imprint period, the modeling period, and
the socialization period. The traditional model of values education has placed greater emphasis
on the content of values instead of on the valuer, the one choosing and acting on the values. In
the humanistic model, however, there is a shift. The stress is from content- to process-based,
values- to valuer-focused and teacher- to student-centred orientation. Socio-cultural
environment is the great value educator for the children. Recently we need more moralistic
models performed by public figures.