The Development of Character through Extra-Curricular Programs
- DOI
- 10.2991/icesshum-19.2019.143How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- education, character development, extra-curricular program
- Abstract
Development in the field of education is not merely aimed at the development of intellectual intelligence, even which is no less importantis the character building. This matter because the character is higher in value than intellectuality. Stability of life depends on the character possessed. It becausethe characters make people able to survive, has the stamina to keep fighting, and able to overcome the disadvantage meaningfully. Thus, the impact of character development is not only on social behavior, but also affects academic achievement. Developinglearners’ character in an increasingly complex and changing world is not a simple task. Education should be properly denned, as the best means to trigger resurrection and move the times. Schools across the world must be the best place to build the character, among them extra-curricular activities. In this regard, this paper will discuss the importance of character education through extra-curricular activities with sub-sections as follows (1) the nature of education of character, (2) character development as education needs, and (3) extra-curricular activities as container of character development.
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- © 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Solfema AU - Syafruddin Wahid AU - Alim Harun Pamungkas PY - 2019/08 DA - 2019/08 TI - The Development of Character through Extra-Curricular Programs BT - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Education Social Sciences and Humanities (ICESSHum 2019) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 918 EP - 926 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/icesshum-19.2019.143 DO - 10.2991/icesshum-19.2019.143 ID - 2019/08 ER -