Kurangnya Rasa Nasionalisme pada Anak: Tantangan dan Upaya Penguatan Identitas Nasional di Era Kontemporer

Abstract

Abstract. It is very important to teach children national identity at a young age, especially in the contemporary era where the difficulty of establishing national identity exists. One of the main problems we have is the lack of nationalism among children. This article aims to understand how the lack of nationalism awareness in children affects the formation of their national identity and how to deal with the challenges of consolidating national identity in the contemporary era. This article is written using a qualitative research method with a literature study, including analysis and review of books, journals, articles, or other relevant sources related to the research title. The results of the discussion obtained are the challenges that affect the sense of nationalism in children, the impact of the lack of a sense of nationalism in children, supporting factors for strengthening national identity in children, the role of parents and educators, government initiatives and public policies, and the implications of implementing a sense of nationalism in children. The conclusion is that in this contemporary era there are still many children whose sense of nationalism towards their country is so lacking due to the rapid flow of technology and other environmental influences. To maintain this sense of nationalism, the role of parents, teachers and the government is needed in realizing a generation of people who love the country.

Keywords: Nationalism, Children, Challenges, Efforts