The values of character education in Engklek traditional game and the implication for children aged 5 to 6 years At Kampoeng Dolanan Yogyakarta

ENGLISH: Character education in Indonesia is very essential to be done to make a person with good characters. One of the manifestations in producing a person with character is by taking the values in a game. Playing is one of the methods in training children’s character. In Indonesia, there are a lot of traditional games. One of the traditional games in Indonesia is Engklek. This research was intended to describe: (1) Understanding the character education values in Engklek traditional game and (2) comprehending the implications of character education values in Engklek traditional game for children aged 5 to 6 at Kampoeng Dolanan, Yogyakarta (3) finding out the advantages and disadvantages of Engklek traditional game. This study used qualitative descriptive approach. The data collection were done by using documentation, interview and observation. The study informants were the initiator of Kampoeng DolananYogyakarta, humanist, children aged 5 to 6 who played Engklek game, creators of dolanan, Dinas Kebudayaan DIY, and 3 teachers of Kampoeng Dolanan Yogyakarta. The data obtained from the analysis result of children aged 5 to 6 years who played Engklek traditional game, information from Kampoeng Dolanan Yogyakarta were then examined, interpreted, and analyzed with the data analysis related to children aged 5 to 6 years who played Engklek game. While, the data validity were checked by using triangulation source and triangulation method. The results of the study revealed that: (1) The character education values in Engklek traditional game had 9 character education values, covering: independence, patience, hardworking, discipline, communicative, loving the country, honesty, supportive, and appreciating achievement, (2) the implications of Engklek traditional game for the 5 to 6 year old children in Kampoeng Dolanan Yogyakarta were: stimulating the gross motoric development of the children, making the players tired, making the players got 9 character education values. The advantages of Engklek traditional game including the materials were easy to find, stimulating the gross motoric development of the children, and making the players got 9 character education values. The disadvantages of Engklek traditional game were that it needed a long time to play and extensive ground and made the players tired. INDONESIA: Pendidikan karakter di Indonesia amat perlu dilakukan demi terwujudnya pribadi yang berkarakter baik. Salah satu dalam mewujudkan pribadi yang berkarakter adalah dengan mengambil nilai-nilai yang terdapat dalam sebuah permainan. Bermain merupakan salah satu metode dalam membentuk karakter anak. Di Indonesia terdapat banyak permainan tradisional. Salah satu permainan tradisional yang ada di Indonesia adalah permainan tradisional Engklek. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan: (1) memahami nilai-nilai pendidikan karakter yang terkandung dalam permainan tradisional Engklek dan (2) memahami implikasi nilai-nilai pendidikan karakter yang terkandung dalam permainan tradisional Engklek untuk anak usia 5-6 tahun di Kampoeng Dolanan Yogyakarta. (3) mengetahui kelebihan dan kekurangan permainan tradisional Engklek Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif deskriptif. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan dokumentasi wawancara dan observasi. Informasi penelitian yaitu Penggagas Kampoeng Dolanan Yogyakarta, Budayawan, Anak-Anak Usia 5-6 tahun yang bermain permainan Engklek, dan tiga guru Kampoeng Dolanan. Data yang diperoleh dari hasil analisis anak-anak usia 5-6 tahun bermain permainan tradisional Engklek, informasi dari Kampoeng Dolanan Yogyakarta kemudian diteliti, ditafsir dan dianalisis dengan analisis data terkait anak – anak usia 5-6 tahun bermain permainan tradisional Engklek. Sedangkan pengecekan keabsahan data menggunakan tringulasi sumber dan tringulasi metode. Temuan penelitian menunjukan bahwa: (1) Nilai-nilai Pendidikan Karakter yang terkandung dalam permainan tradisional Engklek memiliki 9 nilai pendidikan karakter dalam permainan tradisional Engklek yakni: Mandiri, sabar, kerja keras, disiplin, komunikatif, cinta tanah air, jujur, sportif, dan menghargai prestasi. (2) Implikasi permainan tradisional Engklek untuk anak usia 5-6 tahun di Kampoeng Dolanan Yogyakarta, yakni: Menstimulus perkembangan motorik kasar anak, membuat pemain kelelahan, membuat pemain memiliki 9 nilai pendidikan karakter. Kelebihan permainan tradisional Engklek adalah bahannya mudah dicari, menstimulus perkembangan motorik kasar anak usia dini, dan menjadikan pemain memiliki 9 nilai pendidikan karakter. Kekurangan dari permainan tradisional Engklek adalah membutuhkan waktu yang lama dan tanah yang luas, dan membuat pemain kelelahan