I Putu Sriartha, I Nyoman Jampel, I Wayan Widiana, I Gede Astra Wesnawa

This study aimed to trace back any character values contained in local wisdom of the Balinese traditional irrigation system called Subak and to construct it as a model of character building for social studies learning in schools. To obtain the objective, this study made use a meta-analysis approach. The primary sources of data were all research findings which have been published in either relevant national or international journals along recent seven years (2011-2017). The data and findings of the study were analyzed and formulated by using a descriptive-interpretative technique. The finding of the study was 17 character values in local wisdom of Subak which was related to the national character formation. The notion of Subak based character building in social studies learning was applied into a model of indoor-outdoor study. The notion needs testing to measure the effectivity of its implementation and its constraints through further researches.

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