ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to design a model of local wisdom-based character education in primary schools in Bantul, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The method used was a research development model consisting of ten stages according to Borg and Gall (1989). In this research, the stage that has been reached is field test phase implementation. The subjects of the research were seven teachers of the fourth grade in primary schools in the sub-districts of Pajangan and Banguntapan, Bantul, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The data was obtained by conducting Focus Group Discussions (FGD), observations, interviews, and documentation. The data was then analyzed using the quantitative and qualitative descriptions. The research concludes that a character education model based on local wisdom in primary schools in Bantul, Yogyakarta, Indonesia has been successfully implemented in the integrated learning by teachers of five primary schools. The character education model developed from local wisdom consists of the dolanan song (be careful, love science, cooperation, honesty, harmony, humility, caution, responsibility) and batik art (cooperation, perseverance, responsibility, care, cleanliness, creativity).
