Social Emotional Development and Character as the Focus of the Education Policy

nugraha, rahmad agung and Degeng, Nyoman Sudana and Hanurawan, Fattah and Chusniah, Tutut (2016) Social Emotional Development and Character as the Focus of the Education Policy. Conference on Counseling and Educational Psychology (SICCEP), 1 (1). pp. 50-55. ISSN 978-602-14132-2-7

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Abstract

Abstract The importance of emotional and social skills of the character is perceived today for students, communities and workers. In view of the number of risky behavior in our society today, for example, drug use, violence, and other forms of emotional, excessive feelings of frustration and so forth are also venturing into the world of education experienced by students in Indonesia. The problems being faced by this country has always focused on character education. Social learning emotional is a process where children and adults acquire and effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions, set and achieve goals that are positive, feel and show empathy for others, building and maintaining a positive relationships and make a responsible decision. This learning appears when an understanding that learning in the context of a supportive relationship that makes learning challenging, interesting, and meaningful. And this is best done through effective classroom instruction, students' involvement in positive activities in and out of the classroom, and parents are spacious and community involvement in the planning, implementation, and evaluation. Social emotional learning and character is considered very effective if imposed from preschool through high school. Educators, parents, and policy makers synergize and ensure that the core competencies of social and emotional learning is necessary for the functioning of life for students effective and these skills need to be taught. Keywords: Social and Emotional Learning, Character, Policy Focus

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