THE IMPORTANCE OF CHARACTER EDUCATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF HOLISTIC PERSONALITY ON STUDENTS - MULTI-SITES STUDY AT SMK PELITA NUSANTARA 1 AND MAN 1 SEMARANG, INDONESIA

The implementation of character education in Indonesia is done by through the school culture and the habituation integrated inside the entire school subject, embedded approach. The education on character will benefit if supported by the active acts of all education unit and body. The education on character is the answer that we have all been waiting for. The education on character helps to reform the decreasing quality of morals and behaviors of the younger generation, so they could achieve a more holistic personality. The result obtained is that there are types of management of character education executed through and implemented on integrated education onto all school subjects and the school’s vision and mission. There are two obstacles earn implementing the education on character, which are external obstacle that could be solved by holding an MOU between school and university, parents, society, making plans and strategy for character school, socialization and monitoring. While the internal obstacle could be handled by a treatment of routine on the students daily activity