Cultivating Entrepreneurial Spirit from an Early Age: An Analysis of Teachers^ Perspectives on the Implementation of Market Day Programs in Elementary Schools Nurfadhilah Ramadhani (a), Tia Citra Bayuni(b*), Misbah(c), Nida Elsa(d), Lu^lu Azizah(e), Rizki Setiadi(f)
Pendidikan Guru Sekolah Dasar, Universitas Pelita Bangsa, Cikarang, Indonesia
Abstract
The importance of instilling entrepreneurial values from an early age is crucial for fostering independence, creativity, and innovation in elementary school students. One of the strategies implemented is the Market Day program. This study aims to analyze teachers^ perspectives regarding the effectiveness, challenges, and impacts of implementing the Market Day program on the development of students^ entrepreneurial spirit. This research employs a descriptive quantitative method with a survey approach. Data were collected using Likert scale questionnaires to measure teachers^ knowledge of the concepts, benefits, curriculum integration, school support, and the overall impact of Market Day. The respondents consisted of 32 elementary school teachers. The results show that teachers^ understanding is in the very good category 83.5%, the perception of benefits is categorized as good 73.6%, curriculum integration is classified as good 72.7%, school support is very good 82.1%, and the impact on social and economic skills is categorized as good 75.3%. These findings conclude that the Market Day program is an effective contextual learning tool for introducing entrepreneurial concepts, provided that student roles are standardized to maintain the integrity of the independent learning process.
Keywords: teacher^s perspective- market day- elementary school- character education
