KOLOKIUM: Jurnal Pendidikan Luar Sekolah
Vol 14, No 1 (2026): Kolokium: Publishing April 2026

Exploring the Characteristics of the Boy – Boyan Gameas an Expressionof Cultural Diversity in Garut

Yanti, Dewi Novi (Unknown)
Anggraeni, Dinnie (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
29 Apr 2026

Abstract

The challenge of technological advancement has many impacts including the moral decline of school-age children, in reducing its impact character education is needed. Traditional games have a positive impact on character values in children, one of which is the boy - boyan game, a fun physical activity and has the formation of character values to children. The purpose of the study was to explore and analyze children's character developed through the application of traditional boy-boyan games. This type of qualitative research with a literature study method using a literature review in the form of relevant and credible journal articles, articles limited to publications in 2020 - 2025. The findings show that traditional games are not only a source of entertainment but also instill moral principles and characters that are very important for children's personality development and healthy social interactions. Based on the analysis of character values in boy-boyan games, six character values were obtained, including the characters of mutual cooperation, integrity, social interaction, critical thinking, emotional intelligence, and independence in controlling themselves. This boy - boyan game approach has proven successful in fostering children's character and is very promising in introducing social values and regional culture.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

kolokium-pls

Publisher

Subject

Education

Description

KOLOKIUM: Jurnal Pendidikan Luar Sekolah was first published in April 2013 in printed and online form published since 30 April 2018 by Department of Non Formal Education, Faculty of Education, Universitas Negeri Padang. KOLOKIUM: Jurnal Pendidikan Luar Sekolah equipped with ISSN (p): 2354-693X and ...