PENTINGNYA PENDIDIK AN K EWARGANEGARAAN

Na ma : AS M I A F R I Z A L F I K R I

NIM : G061211035
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P e nd i d i k a n k e w a r g a ne g a r a a n m e n j a d i b a g i a n p e nt i n g d a l a m s u a t u
p e m b e l a j a r a n d i s e k o l a h b a i k f o r m a l m a u p u n i n fo r m a l . H a l it u d a p a t
d i l i h a t d a r i k e b e r a d a a n p e nd i d i k a n k e w a r g a n e g a r a a n ya n g b e r s t a t u s
wa jib da la m kur iku lu m p e n d i d i k a n. K e be r a d a a n p e nd i d i k a n
k e w a r g a n e g a r a a n t e r e a l i s a s i n ya t a d i s e t ia p j e n j a ng p e n d i d i k a n d i m u l a i
d a r i s e k o l a h d a s a r ( S D ) , s e k o la h m e n e ng a h p e r t a m a ( S M P ) , s e k o l a h
m e n e n g a h a t a s ( S M A) , d a n p e r g u r u a n t i n g g i . M u a t a n m a t e r i P e n d i d i k a n
K e w a r g a n e g a r a a n h a m p i r s a m a d i s e t i a p je n j a n g p e n d i d i k a n, ha n ya s a j a
s e t i a p t i ng k a t a n a d a p e n a m b a h a n m u a t a n m a t e r i ya n g l e b i h m e n d a l a m
u nt u k d i p a h a m i o le h s i s w a .

Pe mbuk aa n U nd a ng - u n d a n g Dasar 1945 ya n g be r b u n y i

“ me ncerd aska n ke h idup a n b a ng s a ” ya n g me n ja d i c it a - c it a ba n g s a
indo nesia meru pak a n suatu bu k t i ba h w a keberadaan p e nd i d i k a n
k e w a r g a n e g a r a a n s a ng a t p e nt i n g d a l a m p e m b e l a j a r a n. M e nc e r d a s k a n
k e h i d u p a n ba n g s a m e m e r l u k a n a d a n ya s u a t u i k a t a n t u j u a n. I k a t a n t u j u a n
i n i d a p a t be r w u j u d s u a t u id e o lo g i n a s i o na l ya it u P a n c a s i l a ya n g m e n j a d i
s u a t u o b j e k d a l a m m a t a p e l a j a r a n P e nd i d i k a n K e w a r g a ne g a r a a n. T u j u a n
i d e o lo g i P a n c a s i l a t e r s e bu t ya ng k e m u d i a n d i t u r u n k a n m e n j a d i l e b i h
spe sifik da la m t u ju a n pe nd id ik a n nasi o na l.

T u ju a n P e n d i d i k a n K e w a r g a n e g a r a a n it u s e n d i r i a g a r w a r g a n ya
me n ja d i warga negara ya n g ba i k Berp art isipa si da la m u p a ya
m e n g h e nt i k a n bu d a ya kekerasan d e ng a n d a ma i dan m e n g ho r m a t i
s u p e r m a s i h u k u m d a n m e n ye l e s a i k a n k o n f l i k d a l a m m a s ya r a k a t d i l a nd a s i
sist e m nila i pa nca sila dan u n ive rsa l. Proses dari P e nd i d i k a n
K e w a r g a n e g a r a a n it u u nt u k m e m b e r d a ya k a n d a n m e m b u d a ya k a n ya n g
m a m p u m e m f a s i l it a s i u nt u k m e l a k u k a n p r o s e s be l a j a r u nt u k m e m p e r l u a s
w a w a s a n be l a j a r ya n g a k a n b e r g u n a u n t u k h i d u p ya n g a k a n d a t a ng .

P e nd i d i k a n K e w a r g a n e g a r a a n ( C i v i c E d u c a t io n) ya ng m e n e m p a t k a n
s e c a r a p r o p o r s io n a l a s p e k P e n d i d i k a n s e p e r t i s e j a r a h p e m b e nt u k a n
b a ng s a , n i l a i - n i l a i p a t r io t i s m e d a n c i nt a t a n a h a i r , s e m a n g a t be l a n e g a r a
d a n bu d i p e k e r t i d i d a l a m k u r i k u l u m p e nd i d i k a n I n d o ne s i a .

METODE

M e t o d e p e n i l i t i a n m e n g g u na k a n s t u d i p u s t a k a d a n j u g a f i lo s o f i s ,
ya k n i p r o s e d u r p e m e c a h a n m a s a l a h m e l a l u i b e r f i k i r r a s io n a l d a l a m
pe mik ir a n ya n g me nd a la m, me nd asa r, dan t e r a r a h. Studi pustaka
mer upa ka n suatu cara m e ng u m p u l k a n data d e ng a n me la lu i b uku,
d o k u m e n, c a t a t a n, d a n l a p o r a n ya n g b e r k a it a n.

HASIL DAN PEMBAHASAN

P e nd i d i k a n kewarganegaraan atau c iv ic e d u c a t io n sa la h satu

p e nd i d i k a n ya n g s a ng a t p e nt i n g t e r u t a m a d i a j a r k a n s e j a k d i n i a g a r
m e m b e nt u k k a r a k t e r ya n g be r l a n d a s k a n p a n c a s i l a . M e n u r u t N a s io na l
Council fo r S o c ia l (NCSS), k e w a r g a ne g a r a a n ad a la h proses ya n g
m e n c a k u p s e m u a p e n g a r u h p o s it i f d a n be r t u j u a n u nt u k m e m b e nt u k
p a nd a ng a n w a r g a t e nt a n g p e r a n m e r e k a d a l a m m a s ya r a k a t .

P e nd i d i k a n k e w a r g a ne g a r a a n s a n g a t p e nt i n g u nt u k d i p e l a j a r i t id a k
h a n ya d i S D , S M P d a n S M A t e t a p i j u g a d i j e n j a n g p e r g u r u a n t i n g g i k a r n a
p e nd i d i k a n s a l a h s a t u u s a h a s a d a r d i r i u nt u k m e n c i p t a k a n s u a t u k e a d a a n
a t a u s it u a s i ya n g d i k e h e nd a k i . H a k i k a t P e n d i d i k a n a d a l a h u s a h a s a d a r
ya n g d i l a k u k a n o l e h s e s e o r a n g ya n g t e l a h d e w a s a u nt u k m e n d e w a s a k a n
a na k a t a u i n d i v i d u ya n g be l u m d e w a s a a g a r d i a d e w a s a .

P e nd i d i k a n Ke w a r g a ne g a r a a n a d a l a h d i s i p l i n i l m u ya n g m e r u p a k a n
sist e m nila i ya n g be r t u j u a n u nt u k m e m b e nt u k p e s e r t a d id i k ya n g
m e m i l i k i w a w a s a n d a n w a t a k k e b a ng s a a n . P e nd i d i k a n k e w a r g a ne g a r a a n
m e r u p a k a n s a l a h s a t u ma t a p e l a j a r a n ya n g w a j i b d i p e l a j a r i j a l u r , d a n
j e n j a n g P e n d i d i k a n.
 Keputusan M e nt e r i Pe nd id ik a n dan k e bu d a ya a n t a hu n 1994
m e n e nt u k a n :

- P e nd i d i k a n kewarganegaraan me rup aka n mat a ku lia h u mu m

B e r s a m a - s a m a d e ng a n P e n d i d i k a n a g a m a d a n P e n d i d i k a n P a nc a s i l a
- M e r u p a k a n k u r i k u l u m n a s i o na l w a j i b d i i k u t i s e l u r u h m a h a s i s w a

T u ju a n Pe nd id ik a n Kewarganegaraan me nurut u n d a n g - u nd a ng
R e p u b l i k I n d o n e s i a N o mo r 2 0 T a h u n 2 0 0 3 P a s a l 3 7 A ya t ( 1 ) d i s e b u t k a n
“Bahwa P e nd i d i k a n Kewarganegaraan dim aksud u nt u k m e m b e nt u k
p e s e r t a d i d i k m e n j a d i m a n u s i a c i nt a t a na h a i r ” . S e t e l a h m e n g i k u t i
P e nd i d i k a n k e w a r g a ne g a r a a n d i h a r a p k a n d a p a t m e n j a d i w a r g a ne g a r a
ya n g b a i k d a n b e r j i w a p a t r io t i s m e .

Berdasarkan Keputusan D irekt ur J e nd e r a l P e nd i d i k a n t ingg i

N o . 4 3 / D I KT I / Ke p . / 2 0 0 6 , Pe nd id ik a n Kewarganegaraan ada la h
mer upa ka n sumber nila i dan p edo ma n d a la m p e ng e m b a n g a n dan
p e n ye l e n g g a r a a n program studi guna m e n g a nt a r k a n ma ha sisw a
m e m a nt a p k a n k e p r i b a d i a n n ya s e b a g a i ma n u s i a I nd o n e s i a s e u t u h n ya .
P e nd i d i k a n Kew arga neg araa n d i p er gurua n t ingg i u nt u k m e m b a nt u
m a h a s i s w a m e m a nt a p k a n k e p r i b a d i a n n ya a g a r s e c a r a k o n s i s t e n m a m p u
m e w u j u d k a n n i l a i - n i l a i d a s a r P a n c a s i l a , r a s a k e b a ng s a a n, d a n c i nt a t a na h
a ir . T u j u a n u t a m a b e l a j a r P e n d i d i k a n k e w a r g a n e g a r a a n d i p e r g u r u a n
t i n g g i u nt u k m e n i n g k a t k a n w a w a s a n d a n w a t a k k e b a n g s a a n, k e s a d a r a n
b e r ne g a r a s e r t a m e m i l i k i c a r a b e r f i k i r , s i k a p d a n p e r i l a k u ya n g s e s u a i
d e ng a n Pa nca sila dan u nd a ng - u n d a n g dasar ya n g be r t u j u a n u nt u k
m e n c i p t a k a n g e ne r a s i m u d a ya n g b e r j i w a N a s io n a l i s m e .
PENUTUP

P e nd i d i k a n k e w a r g a ne g a r a a n n e g a r a s e c a r a f u nd a m e nt a l h a r u s d i
l i h a t d a n d i l a k s a n a k a n b e r d a s a r k a n p e r s p e k t i f P e n d i d i k a n. P e nd i d i k a n
K e w a r g a n e g a r a a n m e r u p a k a n s a l a h s a t u p i l a r p e m b e nt u k a n k a r a k t e r d a n
j a t i d i r i ba n g s a a r t i n ya P e n d i d i k a n k e w a r g a ne g a r a a n m e n d i d i k w a r g a
n e g a r a m e j a d i w a r g a ya n g b a i k , be r j i w a n a s io n a l i s m e , p a t r io t is m e , d a n
c i nt a t a na h a ir. P e nd i d i k a n k e w a r g a ne g a r a a n di perguruan t ingg i
b e r t u ju a n u nt u k me ningk at ka n wawasan dan watak k e b a ng s a a n,
k e s a d a r a n be r n e g a r a ya ng be r l a n d a s k a n U nd a ng - u nd a n g D a s a r 1 9 4 5 d a n
P a nc a s i l a .