TY - JOUR UR - http://uny.ac.id AV - public TI - SPIRITUAL TEACHING STRATEGIES TO RECULTURE STUDENTS? CHARACTER IN VOCATIONAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS JF - International Conference on Vocational Education and Training (ICVET) 2012 SN - 977-23017-14009 KW - spiritual teaching KW - vocational education KW - character education ID - UNY24465 A1 - Istanto Wahju, Djatmiko PB - Yogyakarta State University Y1 - 2012/// N2 - This paper is arranged as part of ideas contribution to apply spiritual teaching strategies for vocational teachers in reculturing students? character. As we all know, globalization changes affect all aspects of our live, including our schools. On the other hand, rapidly technological developments have an impact on students? character shift in learning process at schools. The implementation of vocational education is always kept abreast of art, technology, science, and workforce development. Vocational teachers have an important role in achieving their success in teaching and learning. Teachers who can choice a teaching strategy appropriately to changes will able to improve the quality of students? character. In teaching and learning process, teachers are not only working to build students? intellectual and emotional intelligence but also their spiritual intelligence. The brain and the hands are used to enhance the intellectual and emotional intelligence in students learning process, while the heart is used to hone their spiritual intelligence. Those three intellectuals will get three kinds of capital: material, social, and spiritual. It means, intellectual and emotional capital orientation is very different than spiritual capital when they apply to students learning process. Spiritual capital reflects personal characters, what an individual exists for, believes in, aspires to, and takes responsibility for. So that, spiritual teaching strategies can be chosen as an alternative to culture students? character, especially in vocational secondary schools. In spiritual teaching strategies, teachers are more emphasis in aspects of religious, humanism, and teacher leadership than other aspects. Keywords: spiritual teaching, vocational education, character education ER -