Nationalism and History Learning: Building Historical Awarness in MAN 1 Banyumas Students

Abstract

The Indonesian nation is a plural nation, namely a nation consisting of various tribes, races, religions, and cultural systems. The identity of the Indonesian nation cannot be separated from the existence of diversity in the Indonesian nation. As a plural nation, an accommodating attitude is needed to embrace all circles. Historical awareness is an important point in building historical understanding for generations of the nation. Education is the main key to the life of the Indonesian nation as an effort to build Historical awareness to have an accommodating nationalistic character. Therefore, the study of Indonesian history at MAN 1 Banyumas aims to find out insight into nationality in-depth and be able to capture not only knowing, considering the year numbers and various historical events that are understood as a collective record of the past of the Indonesian nation but can implement these learnings in the frame of nationalism attitudes. The method in this study is qualitative with a descriptive approach. The source of data in this study is the History teacher of MAN 1 Banyumas. Learning the character of nationalism in MAN 1 Banyumas is one of the learning developments that must be the main pillar in the orientation and cultivation of nationalist values in shaping the character and civilization of the nation. the Indonesian nation to the students. There are many opinions that education when oriented towards the frame of character will facilitate the implementation of the values of nationalism. The zone of development of education and character learning is very strategic to increase the spirit of nationalism of students. This learning helps students to better understand the values contained in nationalism and foster character attitudes that have a national spirit.