Abstract:

The gobak sodor axiology is a study that examines the values contained in the traditional sport of the Gobak Sodor to improve students’ characters in their daily life. These values have the elements of self-confidence, cooperation, leadership, honesty, responsibility, physical health and sportsmanship. This study aims to determine people's perceptions of traditional sports from the perspective of the gobak sodor axiology in Indonesia. The method used in this research was a survey supported with a questionnaire instrument. The population in this study consisted of 800 Indonesian citizens from 5 provinces, namely Central Java, East Java, West Java, North Sumatra and South Sulawesi. The analysis technique used was descriptive quantitative in the form of a percentage. The results in the study showed that most of the subjects had positive perceptions of the values contained in the traditional gobak sodor sport, namely the Very Good category with the largest percentage of all instrument answer choices being in Strongly Agree (SS) criteria, namely 53%; Agree (S) 39.4%; Neutral (N) 6.9%; Disagree (TS) 0.9%; and Strongly Disagree (STS) 0.2%.

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