The Role of Teachers in Forming the Independent Character of Grade 1 Students in Elementary Schools

This study aims to determine the role of teachers during the learning process to form the independent character of Grade 1 students at SDN Pejangkungan Prambon. This study uses a qualitative approach phenomenology, where the background in the phenomenon or the fact that in Grade 1 SDN Pejangkungan Prambon there are students who experience problems related to independent character. In every learning process there are still many students who have not been able to do it themselves and still rely on teachers. Therefore, researchers want to examine whether there is a role of teachers during the learning process to form the independent character of students. For this study using trisngulasi technique is taken from observation data, interviews and documentation of teachers in Grade 1 SDN Pejangkungan. And from the results of research that researchers get that teachers play a good role as educators, teachers, and mentors in forming independent character student.