Development of a Batak Character-Based Of Industrial Work Practices Management Model in Vocational High School Sidikalang

This research was aimed at: (1) finding the model development of a Batak Character- based of
industrial work Practices management in Vocational High School Sidikalang, (2) revealing Batak characterbased
of industrial work practices performance outputs, (3) finding out the responses of industrial and school’s
management of a Batak Character- based of industrial work Practices (4) identifying industrial work practices
based on Batak character effective to develop student’s characters.
This R&D and experimental research was done and conducted at three vocational schools, namely private
vocational high school Arina Sidikalang as the first place trial, tourism private vocational high school Prima
Sidikalang as the second place trial, and state vocational high school 1 Sidikalang as the third for place trial.
Those three schools are in Dairi Regency, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia. Three groups of 125 students as
subject with purposive sampling techniques about 35 students for fist limited trial, 40 students on the second
trial, and 50 students on the third trial. Data were collected by inventory questionnaire, in depth interviews,
and documentation. Hypothesis testing was conducted by t-test with SPSS assisted computer program.
The result showed that (1) model development of a Batak Character- based of industrial work Practices
management is fit to improve performance outputs in the implementation Vocational High School Industrial
Work Practices, (2) outputs of model development of a Batak Character- based of industrial work Practices
management are religious, discipline, cooperation, hardworking, responsibility, honest and polite higher
significantly than conventional (3) Responses of organizers of Industrial Work Practices program and
corporate management officer are positive in the development of student’s character. (4) By t-test result,
model development of a Batak Character- based of industrial work Practices management has a high level of
significance and is able to effectively develop the students’ character to be better and development of industrial
work practices based on Batak character model can be developed as an alternative to the implementation of
industrial work practices program at vocational hihg school