PERAN GURU DALAM PENGUATAN PENDIDIKAN KARAKTER MELALUI BUDAYA SEKOLAH DI ERA DIGITAL

Abstract

Digital technology brings both opportunities and challenges for character education in schools. Students grow up amid rapid information flows, intensive online interaction, and diverse values, so teachers are no longer only instructors but also role models, facilitators, digital mentors, and guardians of school culture. This study aims to describe the role of teachers in strengthening character education through school culture in the digital era. It employs a qualitative library research method, analysing books, regulations, and scholarly articles through data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing. The findings show five main teacher roles: modelling character in physical and digital spaces, habituating character values through school routines, designing technology-based learning that embeds character, guiding digital literacy and citizenship, and collaborating with school leaders, parents, and the community. A consistent, positive, and technology-adaptive school culture serves as an effective vehicle for teachers to cultivate students’ character. Strengthening teachers’ digital competence and the consistency of values between school and home remains essential.