The Role of Ethnopedagogy in Character Development and Cultural Identity of Primary School Students

Inayatul Muntaqiyah, Oktaviani Adhi Suciptaningsih, Aynin Mashfufah, Mardhatillah Mardhatillah, Riska Pristiani

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This study aims to analyze the contribution of ethnopedagogy in developing the character and cultural identity of primary school students through a Systematic Literature Review (SLR). This study was designed using the PICO framework to focus on the population, intervention, and outcome, and followed the PRISMA selection flow in the process of identifying, screening, and determining the final articles. The search was conducted through ScienceDirect, SpringerLink, DOAJ, Google Scholar, and Portal Garuda using Indonesian and English keywords. From 335 articles identified, 11 articles met the inclusion criteria and were analyzed thematically and descriptively-qualitatively. The results showed that ethnopedagogy was applied through the integration of values, practices, folklore, traditional arts, and local wisdom in the learning process. Ethnopedagogy contributed significantly to the character building of students, especially in terms of cooperation, responsibility, discipline, and religiosity. In addition, this approach strengthened cultural identity by increasing understanding, appreciation, and pride in local culture. Several obstacles were observed, such as limited learning resources and teachers' competence in understanding local culture. This study provides a comprehensive synthesis of the patterns of ethnopedagogy implementation and its implications for strengthening character and cultural identity in primary schools.

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Character education; Cultural identity; Ethnopedagogy; Local culture; Primary school

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