WAYANG SEBAGAI SUMBER DAN MATERI PEMBELAJARAN PENDIDIKAN BUDI PEKERTI BERBASIS BUDAYA LOKAL

Abstract

This study aims at understanding the social-cultural background of the society of Surakarta and the neighborhood that support the sustainability of wayang (shadow-puppet play) and finding the potentials of wayang as source and material for ethics learning in schools. The data-collecting methods were observation and interview, while the data-analyzing method was descriptivequalitative. The result of the study showed that wayang performance was declining and its values were degrading too. However, wayang stories and characters were potentials to be developed as source and material for ethics learning in schools. It required such a proper packaging that wayang could be presented in schools.