STRATEGI MENGHADAPI TANTANGAN ARUS BUDAYA GLOBAL MELALUI PENDIDIKAN KARAKTER BERBASIS BUDAYA

Abstract

Artikel ini disusun berdasarkan hasil kajian dengan tujuan mengetahui dan memahami strategi menghadapi tantangan arus budaya global melalui pendidikan karakter berbasis budaya. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif. Data diperoleh melalui observasi, wawancara, dokumentasi, dan studi pustaka dalam latar alamiah. Analisis data dilakukan melalui tiga kegiatan secara bersamaan yaitu reduksi data, penyajian data, dan simpulan atau verifikasi. Hasil kajian  menunjukkan bahwa dunia pendidikan dewasa ini tengah menghadapi tantangan arus budaya global, yakni proses dan sistem ekspansi ekonomi pasar bebas bersifat transnasional yang merambah ke dalam berbagai bidang kehidupan seperti politik, agama, sosial budaya, dan pendidikan. Pada era keterbukaan yang ditandai dinamika masyarakat lokal, nasional, dan global, berbagai dampak tidak dapat dihindari. Oleh karena itu, betapa penting suatu bangsa perlu memiliki karakter dan jati diri dalam menghadapi arus budaya global agar tetap berdiri kokoh di atas nilai-nilai luhur budaya bangsanya. Pendidikan karakter berbasis budaya dapat dijadikan strategi edukatif dan investasi simbolis disertai upaya-upaya untuk mewujudkan lingkungan sosial yang kondusif melalui tripusat pendidikan (keluarga, sekolah, dan masyarakat). Menghidupkan kembali nilai-nilai kebudayaan lokal dalam kemasan tertentu merupakan salah satu pendekatan kebudayaan untuk pemberdayaan. Dengan demikian, revitalisasi nilai-nilai budaya lokal dalam era globalisasi sangat penting. Hal itu perlu dilakukan mengingat perilaku budaya di kalangan anak-anak dan remaja mulai berubah seiring semakin kuatnya tekanan arus budaya global.  This article was compiled based on the results of a study aimed at knowing and understanding the Strategy to Face the Challenges of Global Cultural Flow through Cultural Education Based on Culture. This study uses a qualitative method. Data obtained through observation, interviews, documentation, and literature study, in a natural setting. Data analysis was carried out through three activities simultaneously, namely: data reduction, data presentation, and conclusions or verification. The results of the study indicate that the world of education is currently facing the challenges of global cultural currents, namely the process and system of economic expansion of a transnational free market economy that has penetrated into various fields of life such as politics, religion, socio-culture, including education. In the era of openness marked by the dynamics of local, national, and global communities that have the potential to cause various impacts it is impossible to avoid. Therefore, it is important for a nation to have character and identity in the face of global cultural currents, in order to remain firmly established on the noble values ??of the nation's culture. Culture-based character education can be used as an educational strategy and symbolic investment strategy accompanied by efforts to create a conducive social environment through a tri center of education (family, school, and community). Reviving local cultural values ??in certain packages is one cultural approach to empowerment. Thus the revitalization of local cultural values ??in the era of globalization plays an important role. This needs to be done considering the cultural behavior among children and adolescents has begun to change along with the growing pressure of global cultural currents.