THE ROLE OF SOCIAL STUDIES LEARNING IN FORMING THE MORAL AND ETHICAL CHARACTER OF THE NATION'S CHILDREN

Abstract

Young people are the hope of a nation. When the young people are good, the nation will be good. However, when their morals and characters are bad, the nation will also be bad and have no hope. Instilling positive morals and values ​​is very important in maintaining the noble character of the nation's children. When children are not equipped with existing values ​​and norms, they will become individuals who behave badly and are prone to social deviations. This study aims to analyze and explain the role of social studies learning in forming characters that reflect moral and ethical values ​​in the next generation of the nation. The method used in this study is library research. In this study, we found the fact that instilling morals and ethics in children greatly influences the development of their attitudes and behavior in the future. Character formation can be carried out by educational institutions through instilling social values ​​in social studies learning in schools, both in terms of material and practice.