Civil Society Dan Pendidikan Karakter Bangsa

The supported-community reform in Indonesia demanded strong actions for a nation democracy. In reality, however, the inner freedom for democracy is often challenged. Often, aspirations were expresse anarchisly, inresponsibly, and even destructively. The given freedom was often less understood and less accepted holistically. Implicitly, the reform in which intented to create an conducive climate of democracy will be difficult to address without an appropriatem undestanding and awareness over the meaning of the civil society with it's own characteritics, cultures, and velues in the modern society. This article is intended to identify charateristics, cultures, and values of the civil society, particularly in education. Specifically, introduction to the civil society in education is important in an effort to identify a nation's characters in a democratic, participative, reflective, thingking critically, to encourege the balancing power over the government