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Teachers' Exemplary Behavior and Student Character Building in Educational Environments Didit Darmawan; Mohammat Hairul Umam
Jurnal Pendidikan, Bahasa dan Budaya Vol. 5 No. 3 (2026): September: Jurnal Pendidikan, Bahasa dan Budaya
Publisher : Lembaga Pengembangan Kinerja Dosen

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.55606/jpbb.v5i3.6432

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Teacher exemplary behavior constitutes an important component of character education because students learn moral values not only through explicit instruction but also through observing teachers’ everyday conduct. This systematic literature review examines the relationship between teachers’ exemplary behavior and student character building and identifies the educational mechanisms and conditions that strengthen this relationship. Twenty publications contained in the research corpus were mapped and synthesised, including quantitative, qualitative, conceptual, case-study, and literature-based studies. The findings indicate a consistent positive relationship between teacher exemplarity and character dimensions such as morality, Islamic character, politeness, discipline, responsibility, empathy, respectful behavior, and religious awareness. Quantitative effect estimates vary substantially, indicating that teacher exemplarity does not operate as an isolated determinant. Qualitative and conceptual evidence shows that character formation occurs through observation, moral emulation, habituation, emotional engagement, teacher credibility, school culture, and home-school consistency. Teacher exemplarity becomes particularly meaningful when students experience coherence between the values teachers communicate and the behaviors they demonstrate. The review concludes that strengthening teachers’ personality competence and institutional support for consistent role modeling constitutes an important foundation for sustainable character education.
Parents’ Exemplary Behavior and School Ethical Climate in Students’ Character Building Mohammat Hairul Umam; Rahayu Mardikaningsih; Didit Darmawan
Socius: Jurnal Penelitian Ilmu-Ilmu Sosial Vol 4, No 4 (2026): November 2026
Publisher : Penerbit Yayasan Daarul Huda Kruengmane

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23447518

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Character building among school students develops through repeated social experiences within family and school environments. This systematic literature review examines the contribution of parents’ exemplary behavior and school ethical climate to students’ character development and explores their complementary relationship. The evidence base comprised 24 publications, including 20 studies contained in two predefined literature corpora and four additional internationally verified studies. Narrative and comparative synthesis was used because the reviewed studies varied substantially in constructs, samples, measures, and outcomes. Findings indicate that parental influence operates through behavioral modeling, warmth, attachment, involvement, monitoring, and consistency between communicated values and actual conduct. School ethical climate contributes through shared norms, fairness, moral exemplarity, discipline, safety, belonging, and institutional consistency. Evidence further suggests that family and school environments function complementarily: parental modeling establishes early moral orientations, whereas school climate provides broader social situations in which those values are reinforced, challenged, and practiced. However, direct evidence testing the interaction between parents’ exemplary behavior and school ethical climate remains limited. Future longitudinal and multilevel studies should examine their combined effects and identify mediating mechanisms underlying sustainable character development.