A Holistic Model of Character Education for State Civil Apparatus as a Strategy to Achieve Good Governance

Abstract

The main problem in this research is that the failure of ASN (State Civil Apparatus/Civil Servant) coaching in order to achieve clean and good governance is due to an inadequate approach in understanding the moral issues of ASN character. This research uses a qualitative approach of phenomenological-hermeneutic analysis through interviews, observations, as well as primary and secondary data collection. So far, the approach used was still partial and not holistically integrated. Based on a number of cases of illegal levies and corrupt behavior of the public service apparatus in numerous cities in Indonesia, we found that the main cause came from the moral character of the ASN themselves. Thus, we recommend that efforts to solve the problem require an integrated and holistic approach by involving various elements and related parties, including the community, the business world, and the bureaucracy itself along with the active participation from the community and legal institutions to support the application of Good Governance principles.