Jurnal Studi Agama dan Masyarakat
Vol 22 No 1 (2026): JURNAL STUDI AGAMA DAN MASYARAKAT

Internalizing Huma Betang into Civic Education for National Character Building

Triyani (Unknown)
Dian Nastiti (Unknown)
Mariyani (Unknown)
Devi Sutrisno Putri (Unknown)
Syahrul (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Jan 2026

Abstract

The development of Indonesian society has shown increasingly complex social dynamics, marked by increasing social fragmentation, intolerance, weakening communal solidarity, and a decline in the quality of civic participation, especially among the younger generation. Huma Betang philosophy is a local wisdom that lives in Bumi Tambun Bungai, Central Kalimantan. Huma Betang philosophy has noble values that can be used as a reference in living the life of society and the state, such as togetherness, honesty, equality, and tolerance. The values of the Huma Betang philosophy follow the values developed in Civic Education. The research aimed to address the challenges of character crisis, strengthen social cohesion, and emphasize the role of Civic Education as the primary vehicle for forming a national character rooted in local wisdom and oriented towards the nation's future. The study used a qualitative approach to explore the Huma Betang philosophy's values in developing national character education. Data were collected using interviews, documentation, and literature reviews, and subsequently analyzed with descriptive qualitative techniques. Source triangulation was used to ensure data validity. The Huma Betang philosophy, as a crystallization of Central Kalimantan's local values, serves as a crucial foundation for national character building. Through this character development, Indonesian citizens are expected to embody and practice these national cultural values in their social and civic lives.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jsam

Publisher

Subject

Religion Arts Humanities

Description

Jurnal Studi Agama dan Masyarakat (JSAM) is an academic journal, publishing two issues per year (June and December). JSAM is published by Lembaga Penelitian dan Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat of Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Palangka Raya, Indonesia. This journal seeks to provide a venue for ...