Perencanaan Komunikasi Pendidikan Karakter Bagi Anak Berkebutuhan Khusus Sekolah Dasar Muhammadiyah Kota Madiun

Abstract

Muhammadiyah Elementary School in Madiun City is the only inclusive school in Madiun. Inclusion schools are educational institutions with an education service system requiring children with special needs to study in the closest schools in ordinary classes with friends of their age. In this elementary school, students with special needs learn, play, and interact with ordinary students in general. The purpose of this study is to find out the character education communication plan for special needs students in Muhammadiyah Elementary School in Madiun using communication planning model of “?” (question mark flow). The research method used in this study was descriptive qualitative and research subjects involved were principals, teachers, and staff of the Muhammadiyah Elementary School in Madiun. Data collection techniques used observation, interviews, and documentation. Test the validity of the data used triangulation techniques. The result of this study states that the planning of character education communication for students with special needs at the Muhammadiyah Elementary School in Madiun is needed to achieve the expected goal of instilling it with special needs students regarding noble values as a provision for future social life. The message conveyed in character education is the main values introduced in character educat i on including religious values, honesty, tolerance, discipline, hard work, creative, independent, democrat i c, nationalistic spirit, love for the country, respect for achievement, frien d ly, communic a tive, love peace, love to read , care for the environment, social care, a nd responsi b ility with the media or channe l s face to f ace. Media and communication channels used are face-to-face communication channels . Nowadays, this communication channel i s considered as the most effective way to i n ternalize the noble values in building students’ character . The validation of character education results is conducted at the end of each semester to determine to what extent students with special needs are able to accept and implement the values in character education.