UNNES CONFERENCE

Indonesia encounters several environmental and moral decadence issues. Some of those environmental issues are flood, landslides, forest fires, and others. In addition, the existence of drug abuse, promiscuity, binge-drinking, and corruption also shows that Indonesia faces the crisis of moral decadence. These problems must be solved with the right approach in order to gain precise solution. One approach that can be used is a "social conservation" approach.

Social conservation is viewed as a social perspective to the existing environmental and social issues. Social studies on conservation are essential to respond the environmental problems, poor implementation of environmental ethics, and public indifference toward environmental and moral issues. Social approach in responding the environmental and moral decadence problems which are summarized in social conservation has an important role to address the existing environmental and moral decadence issues because both issues are closely related to human involvement as the actors.

Social conservation aims to develop attitudes, behavior, and habituation within a loving community in maintaining, preserving, and implementing the values and norms of life which are believed to be true and accepted as a guide for the society and nation. The implementation of social conservation as an attempt to inculcate noble values is relevant to the efforts of national character development. Both aspects become an integral part because their existence reinforces each other. Therefore, the effort to strengthen social conservation is in accordance with the development of national character.

OBJECTIVES

Analyzing several implementation practices (best practices) of character education in various countries as piloting models in Indonesia.

1. Analyzing the character values that need to be internalized in response to various environmental and moral/character decadence issues.
2. Facilitating the establishment of a forum for brainstorming and discussion on the national character development.
3. Discussing various efforts to internalize the characters values in the context of social conservation.
4. Discussing various efforts to address the environmental and moral decadence issues in the perspective of social sciences.

TOPICS

Management of Environmental and Moral Decadence Issues in the Perspective of Social Sciences.

1. Best Practices in Character Development and Environmental Ethics.
2. Urgency of Social Education in character development and environmental ethics.
3. Role of Social Science Education in creating Social Conservation.
4. Building Integrity for the Nation Development.
5. Socializing the Social and Political Sciences for Nation Development.

PARTICIPANTS

The seminar is open to all participants from within and outside the country who work as education practitioners/experts, environmental practitioners/experts, social sciences experts, policy makers, teachers, and students.

SPEAKERS

Keynote Speakers:

H. Ganjar Pranowo, S.H.

(Governor of Central Java, Indonesia)

Speakers:

1. Prof. Tsuchiya Takeshi, Aichi University of Education, Japan.
2. Prof. Majima Kiyoko, Aichi University of Education, Japan.
3. Peter F Walton. Project Director Support to Indonesia's Island of Integrity Program for Sulawesi (SIPS), Canada.
4. Erica Lam. Education Practitioners, USA.
5. Prof. Dr. Udin S. Winataputra, M.A. (Lecturer of FKIP, PPs-UT, and SPs UPI, The Head of AP3KnI, NCSS Member)

Paper submission:

Call for Papers will be published in the Proceedings with-ISBN, with the following requirements:

• Abstract received not later than April 9, 2015 by email [email protected]
• Announcement of abstracts received on 13 April 2015
• Full papers received no later than the date of 17 April 2015

Contributions transferred through BNI Cab. Semarang, Account Number: 00311 73579 by name of Dra. Erni Suharini, M.Si.
1. Paper Presentation : Rp. 750.000,-
2. Participant:
- General Participats : Rp. 300.000,-
- Student : Rp. 250.000,-