<![CDATA[Social values play an important rolein shaping students' personalities at school. Teachers have a strategic roleas role models, not only transferring subject matter, but alsoguiding students in developing attitudes, behaviors, and ways of interactingwith others. However, the process of internalizing these valuesis not always easy, especially in creating attitudes of discipline, responsibility,empathy, honesty, and tolerance amid the diversity of students' abilities and characters. To find out more about this, this study uses adescriptive qualitative approach that focuses on the role of teachers as agents ofsocial values from the perspective of educational sociology. The research was conducted at SMPNegeri 2 Kota Batang, involving three teachers from two classes, namely gradesVII and VIII, who were selected using purposive sampling. The main datawas obtained through classroom observation using structured observation guidelines, covering aspects of value delivery, learning strategies, andstudent social interaction. The data were analyzed using a descriptive qualitative methodwith the steps of data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing.The results showed that teachers were active in shaping students' social characterthrough various strategies such as exemplary behavior, habituation, and the application ofvalues in everyday life at school.]]>
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