Nationalism attitude of Indonesian citizen: A survey
Kunto Bagas Satrio (a*), Muhammad Solehuddin (b), Yusi Riksa Yustiana (b), Ilfiandra (b), Ipah Saripah (b)
a) Guidance and Counseling, School of Postgraduate, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
b) Faculty of Education, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
Abstract
Nationalism is one of the fundamental things for the development of a country since it influenced the strength of the country. Over a few decades, the problems of nationalism have been experienced by several countries. This study aimed at investigating the attitudes of Indonesian nationalism by using the design survey method with the results of quantitative data. The researcher, distributed questionnaires. The questionnaires were about how Indonesian reflected their nationalism created based on 4 aspects of nationalism; love of the homeland, sacrifice willingness, unity and never give up. They have consisted of 12 statements that used a four-Likert scale to indicate Indonesian nationalism. This study involved 100 respondents; age between 18-40 years old. The study revealed that Indonesian citizens showed their attitude towards indicators of nationalism: proud to be Indonesian, learning Indonesia history, volunteering, donating alms, respecting differences, deliberation, caring for NKRI, sincerity, optimistic as well as endurance. Meanwhile, the non-nationalism attitudes were reflected from the indicators like using Indonesian products and serving in the remote area around Indonesia.
Keywords: Attitude, Nationalism
Topic: International Symposium on Social Sciences, Humanities, Education, and Religious Studies