BILDUNGSROMAN FOR CHARACTER EDUCATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION: AN INDONESIAN CONTEXT
ABSTRACT: Considering the lack
of research on character education in higher education, this paper proposes
that Bildungsroman, a genre concerned with a protagonist’s development and
education from childhood to adulthood, fits perfectly into the recent need of
literary works for teaching character education in college. Employing
literature review, this paper argues that Bildungsroman satisfies the major
requirements for literary works for character education in college drawn from
O’Sullivan (2004). Bildungsroman also provides a rich source for cultivation of
character traits as stipulated by the Indonesian Department of National
Education (2010). Furthermore, the general theme of self-development is highly
appropriate to the nature of character education in higher education, namely as
a continuation and consolidation of the character developed in college
students’ previous education. It is expected that the present study will
contribute to the teaching of character education through literature, although
further studies are required in order to explore the effective teaching and
learning techniques.
Author: Nita Novianti
Journal Code: jppendidikangg170007
