CHARACTER EDUCATION MANAGEMENT IN IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF GRADUATES AT DARUL HIKAM JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL BANDUNG
The aim of this research is to get an overview or information about how character education management is implemented based on (planning, organizing, implementing and supervising) in schools and its influence on the quality of graduates. This research was conducted at Darul Hikam Junior High School, Bandung. This research uses management theory from G.R. Terry as a theoretical basis for looking at the implementation of character education management at Darul Hikam Junior High School, Bandung City. This research uses a qualitative approach with analytical descriptive methods where the researcher aims to get an in-depth picture of the research problem using observation, interviews and study of school documents. The results of the research show that character education management in educational units must start by equalizing the perceptions of the school community and must be expressed in the school's vision and mission. Furthermore, character education must be carried out in the form of positive habits that form a culture of character as desired by the school. Character education must be internalized in intracurricular, co-curricular and extracurricular activities and must use valid assessment instruments to assess the implementation of character education and its sustainability in the educational unit.
Management, Education, Character, Quality of Graduat.