Character formation and Youths Democratic Values in Conflict Resolution in Ambon Indonesia

Abstract

This study researchers can use qualitative approaches. Choosing the case study method in this study is due to social conflicts between residents, inter-religious, inter-young and often occurs with different settings. The main instruments are the author's own research that go directly into the field to search for information through observation and interviews. Data collection techniques used in this study is the observation, interviews, and literature documentation Lincoln and Denzim, (2009: 495).

In this study the number of informants about 25 people were categorized by age, species, sex, education level, occupation, position in society which includes: Religious leaders (Moslem, Protestant Christian, Catholic Christian, Hindu, Buddhist), community leaders, youth leaders, traditional leaders, family or the elderly, as well as the type of information under their control. From this study it was found that a variety of approaches to social conflict in Ambon by religious leaders, community leaders, and local governments still looks very formal, through dialogue was attended only by certain people, without the involvement of people in both Muslim and Christian communities.

Key words: Character formation, Youths Democratic Values, Conflict Resolution