Citizenship literacy for primary schools: An effort for Indonesia's future challenges

Abstract

This study aimed to initiate citizenship literacy for elementary schools to discover solutions for Indonesia's future challenges. The method used qualitative methods by using several literature studies as a design. The results of the study showed that citizenship literacy for elementary school was done by using sites of citizenship that were customized to meet the needs of learning at the elementary school level. The understanding of citizenship literacy for elementary school was in line with the goal of Civic Education in the context of Indonesia. Besides, cooperation and efforts of various groups including family, government, community, and school were necessary to achieve the success of citizenship literacy for the elementary school in the future. This study recommends further research on some efforts in utilizing local wealth as an opportunity to release the golden generation in the future.