Historical Education in the Process of Nation Character Building of Indonesia

This paper aims to provide an explanation of the relation of historical education with the process of nation character building in Indonesia. This study uses literature review method. The results show that historical education has a very strategic role to shape the character and identity of the Indonesian nation. To be able to realize it, the curriculum must be considered in historical education, learning process, as well as historical learning materials. The history curriculum must be able to accommodate the interests of the nation character building process. Furthermore, the learning process of history must also be able to optimize the process of internalization and actualization of values in historical events. Finally, historical material must be able to collaborate on academic and pedagogical elements.