Abstract:
Character is the value of human behavior that is
related to God Almighty, oneself, fellow human beings,
environment, and nationality which is manifested in thoughts,
attitudes, feelings, words, and actions based on religious norms,
law, manners, culture, and customs. This study aims at
identifying students` character in purpose to promote the
educational quality in the coastal area. A scientific learning
approach that can be considered as the character based approach
due to the implementation that contains a lot of character values
can be inculcated in students. This study employed a qualitative
descriptive study. The sample was selected by purposive
sampling. Analysis data technique utilized in this research is
qualitative analysis data including data reduction, data
presentation, and conclusion. The results showed that the coastal
communities already felt that education for students in the
coastal area is important. It can be proven from the data showing
most students in Senior High School level in Takisung own the
good characters, such as respect to parents and high attitude of
independence. This is reflected in the habits that the students do
after returning from school; they go to the beach or out to find
fish as an economical addition to their family.
