Integrating Sundanese Cultural Digital Storybooks to Instill Tolerance in Pancasila and Civic Education: A Case Study in Indonesian Primary School

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10.2991/978-2-38476-567-6_14How to use a DOI?

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Digital Storybooks; Sundanese Culture; Tolerance; Social Constructivism; Civic Education

Abstract

Significant pedagogical dissonance arises from the gap between the imperative of instilling tolerance values and conventional Pancasila and Civic Education learning methods that are no longer relevant for students in the digital age. While new policy paradigms in Indonesia, such as the current National Curriculum of Indonesia (Merdeka Curriculum), encourage innovation, there is a substantial empirical gap regarding how digital media based on local culture can be practically implemented. This study examines the pedagogical strategies and implementation processes employed by fifth-grade teachers to promote tolerance through Sundanese culture-based digital storybooks. Frameworked by Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory and Culturally Relevant Pedagogy (CRP), this qualitative case study used semi-structured interviews and classroom observations as primary data sources. The results showed that teachers’ pedagogical strategies, manifested in Problem-Based Learning (PBL) and Project-Based Learning (PjBL) approaches, can instill tolerance values in students. Sundanese cultural digital storybooks serve as symbolic mediation instruments that help students translate abstract values of tolerance into more concrete understandings. In conclusion, the combination of digital media innovation and local wisdom is a relevant approach for character education centred on meaningful social interactions.

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AU  - Linda Zakiah
AU  - Komarudin Komarudin
AU  - Venna Puspita Sari
AU  - Prince Clinton Immanuel Christian Damanik
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/04/23
TI  - Integrating Sundanese Cultural Digital Storybooks to Instill Tolerance in Pancasila and Civic Education: A Case Study in Indonesian Primary School
BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Environmental Learning and Educational Technologies (3rd ICELET 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 112
EP  - 118
SN  - 2352-5398
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