The actualization of Local Wisdom Values in Strengthening Student’s Character

Actualization on character education is an essential domain to be expanded in all education level, which aims to create an integral character of an individual. There should be a serious attempt to look on the challenge and opportunity in developing character education at the formal education board. This research focuses on the actualization of local wisdom values in strengthening student’s character of Syiah Kuala University. It aims to: identify local wisdom values to be developed to students of Syiah Kuala University. Furthermore, the research aims to identify challenges and opportunities to perform local wisdom values in strengthening student’s character at Syiah Kuala University. Qualitative research design is conducted by using descriptive analysis and comprehensive interview as a medium to collect data. The research proves that there are three sources of value influencing local wisdom and formulated as basic in strengthening the character of the student at Syiah Kuala University, that is Islamic value, nationality value, and Acehnese cultural values. Research findings, then, reveal that strategy to implement local wisdom values in Syiah Kuala University can be performed by the curricular program, extracurricular and co-curricular. In another part, the research also finds that actualization models of character education in Syiah Kuala University are conducted by three models: a) integrative model, (b) compliment model, and (c) discrete model.