PERANAN MATAKULIAH PENDIDIKAN JASMANI DI PERGURUAN TINGGI
Abstract: Higher education
students’ world reflects a life emphasizing academic morals. Unfortunately,
there have been a lot of student fights triggered by trivial matters. This
indicates a crisis in academic morals and stains campuses as centers for academic
life. If students as the intellectual young generation were continuously involved
the culture of fight, the nation would be in danger. Therefore, it is necessary
to find a solution that can make use of students’ excessive energy to develop
their creative potentials and imaginations through academic activities to make
them mature and skillful. It is the responsibility of a higher education institution
to develop students’ potentials so that they can give positive contributions to
society through their activities. The Yogyakarta State University has made a
breakthrough by including Physical Education (PE) in the 2009 Curriculum. It is
an initial step to equip students with both hard skills and soft skills. PE
makes use of physical activities in an attempt to attain educational goals. PE
provides students with essential values that they can utilize in their campus
and social life. In this way, students will possess mental toughness necessary
to live the competitive life at present.
Penulis: Sukadiyanto
Kode Jurnal: jppendidikandd080085
