The Awareness of Lecturers and Students of Civic and Pancasila Education (CPE) Toward Public Policy and Public Life in Kota Padang West Sumatera-Indonesia

Abstract

This study aims to describe and analyze the level of awareness of lecturers and students of Civic and Pancasila Education (CPE) to public policies and the state life in the city of Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia. This study uses a quantitative approach with descriptive methods, involving 14 lecturer and 72 students in the study program CPE of Universitas Negeri Padang and the Universitas Bung Hatta Padang academic year 2016. Data were collected through a questionnaire with Likert scale of 1-5 for positive statements and 5- 1 for a negative statement.The research findings indicate (1) The rate CPE student awareness of the state life are at a level sufficient with the level of achievement of respondents (ALR) 67.06 percent, (2) The rate of concern lecturer of CPE the state life at the level of both the achievement level of respondents (ALR) 71.77 percent.


 


 


Keywords: Awareness; civic and pancasila education; achievement level of respondents

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