The background of this research is that there are phenomena that are of concern regarding the character of students in the teaching and learning process in the school environment and in the classroom, several facts were found, for example not doing homework, cheating, skipping school without permission, or being indifferent to cleanliness in the school environment, dressing who are not neat, other juvenile delinquencies due to foreign culture that continues to enter. This research aims to find out and analyze: 1) Planning for strengthening character education through social studies learning, 2) Organizing strengthening character education and 3) Implementing strengthening character education through social studies learning 2) Supervising strengthening character education through social studies learning, 3) Obstacles to strengthening education character through social studies learning, 4) Solutions in facing obstacles to strengthening character education through social studies learning, 5) Management impact of strengthening character education through social studies learning. To achieve this goal, this research uses qualitative research. The data collection techniques used were interviews, observation and documentation. Meanwhile, checking the validity of the data is carried out by diligent observation and triangulation. The implementation of strengthening character education in improving student achievement through social studies learning has not been optimal. The stages of management functions can be briefly described as follows: a. Schools as institutions that provide character education strengthening already have good plans to improve student achievement. b. The organization of strengthening character education in improving student achievement has not gone according to the program plan. c. The implementation of strengthening character education carried out by all interested elements in the school environment has not been optimal.
The evaluation results show that student achievement has increased in social studies learning by implementing strengthening character education. d Solutions to face obstacles to the implementation of strengthening character education, namely consolidation, equalizing perceptions, improving quality
standards, short-term solutions, medium-term solutions and long-term solutions.