Collaborative learning for the reinforcement of character education in learning indonesian at universities in Indonesia

Teaching Indonesian using a collaborative learning model will enable lecturers to teach values and academic domains simultaneously. The integration of character education in the Indonesian subject is perfectly served to apply the collaborative learning format (a collaborative learning). This study aims to describe the integration of character education in the form of collaborative learning concerned with the Indonesian subject at Yogyakarta-based universities, Indonesia. Data were obtained from Indonesian lecturers and students who were taking Indonesian courses at four universities in Yogyakarta, namely 1) Universitas Sarjanawiyata Tamansiswa; 2) Universitas Ahmad Dahlan; 3) UniversitasSanata Dharma; and 4) UniversitasNegeri Yogyakarta. Observations indicate that the learning of Indonesian course deals with an integrated character education process that has not been optimally achieved with respect to ubiquitous innovative learning strategies.