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A Philosophical Perspective on the Purpose of Education in Indonesia
Available from: Springer Link
Book Title: Comparative and Decolonial Studies in Philosophy of Education
Pages: 51-71
Asia, Australasia, Comparative education, Friedrich Fröbel - Philosophy, Indonesia, Ki Hajar Dewantara - Philosophy, Maria Montessori - Philosophy, Rabindranath Tagore - Philosophy, Southeast Asia
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Abstract/Notes: This chapter will look at the purpose of education in the context of Indonesia’s past and present. I will draw on the philosophy of Ki Hajar Dewantara (1889–1959), who is regarded as the father of Indonesian education. In conceptualising education, he was influenced by his upbringing, local culture, and international influences from various educators and philosophers such as Rabindranath Tagore, Maria Montessori, and Friedrich Fröbel. This chapter is particularly timely because the Indonesian government has started to critically re-examine two of the educational concepts proposed by Dewantara, which are “pendidikan karakter” (character education) and “merdeka belajar” (independent learning). The chapter will start with a discussion on the purpose of education before introducing Dewantara and his background. I will then offer two comparisons; First, between Dewantara’s purpose of education and the aims of Dutch schools during the colonial period in Indonesia, highlighting the importance of imparting local wisdom and values in Dewantara’s school which were ignored by the colonial schools. Second, between Dewantara’s purpose of education and the current government’s policies. By doing so, I will highlight the different purposes articulated for education in various contexts, from the colonial era to present-day Indonesia. The conclusion of this chapter is that there have been profound changes to the very purpose of education in Indonesia. Nevertheless, Dewantara’s philosophy is still very much relevant today and thus, the Indonesian government should revisit its conceptualisation of the foundations of education. Dewantara’s thought is also likely to see increased interest in other countries due to a growing global demand for awareness of non-Western educational philosophies.
Language: English
Published: Singapore, Singapore: Springer Nature, 2023
Edition: 1st ed.
ISBN: 978-981-9901-39-5
Book
The Spiritual Regeneration of Man: An Address Given to the Montessori Society at the 22. Annual Conference of Educational Associations Held at University College, London, Jan. 1934
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Language: English
Published: Edinburgh, Scotland: [s.n.], 1934
Article
On Ki Hadjar Dewantara’s Philosophy of Education
Available from: Universitetsbiblioteket OsloMet
Publication: Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education (NJCIE), vol. 5, no. 2
Date: 2021
Pages: 65-78
Asia, Australasia, Indonesia, Ki Hajar Dewantara - Philosophy, Maria Montessori - Philosophy, Southeast Asia, Taman Siswa
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Abstract/Notes: This comparative education article explores the purpose of education in the Indonesian context. My aim is to see if there are any differences between the purpose of education during the colonial era and present-day Indonesia. In order to do that, I draw mostly on the philosophy of Ki Hadjar Dewantara, who is regarded as the father of Indonesian education. This article is particularly relevant because the Indonesian government has recently started to critically re-examine two of the educational concepts proposed by Dewantara, which are "pendidikan karakter" (character education) and "merdeka belajar" (independent learning). In conceptualising education, Dewantara, who was influenced by Tagore, Montessori, and Fröbel, saw the importance of imparting local wisdom and values ignored by the colonial schools. Therefore, in this article, I will compare his educational views with the Dutch view of schooling during the colonial era. I will then look at Indonesia's current approach to education to find the similarities and differences of purpose relative to Dewantara's views of education. In this article, I argue that Dewantara's philosophy is still very much relevant today. I conclude that the Indonesian government should refer back to its history when defining education for its next generation.
Language: English
DOI: 10.7577/njcie.4156
ISSN: 2535-4051
Book Section
Education in Relation to the Imagination in the Little Child ([San Diego] Lecture 2: 19 July 1915)
Book Title: The California Lectures of Maria Montessori, 1915: Collected Speeches and Writings by Maria Montessori
Pages: 40-50
Americas, International Montessori Training Course (3rd [course 1], Los Angeles and San Diego, USA, May - July 1915), Maria Montessori - Speeches, addresses, etc., Montessori method of education - Study and teaching, Montessori method of education - Teacher training, North America, Panama-California Exposition (1915-1916, San Diego, California), Teacher training, United States of America
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Language: English
Published: Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Montessori-Pierson Publishing Company, 2018
ISBN: 978-1-85109-296-3
Series: The Montessori Series , 15
Article
Education for Peace: A Montessori Magnet School for Tallahassee
Publication: Tallahassee, vol. 12, no. 3
Date: 1990
Pages: 63-65
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Language: English
Article
Parent Education in Montessori Schools
Publication: Point of Interest, vol. 2, no. 5
Date: May 1983
Pages: 1–4
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Language: English
Book
Spontaneous Activity in Education
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Language: English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts: Bentley, 1971
Edition: New edition
ISBN: 091601101X
Article
Freedom In Education; The Montessori System
Publication: The Times (London, England)
Date: Nov 18, 1912
Pages: 3
Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Language: English
ISSN: 0140-0460
Presentation
Teacher education programs: What's working, what's not?
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Language: English
Presented: [S.I.]: , 2011
Article
Montessori Education and Empirical Research: Lecture Given at the Congress of the German Society for Educational Science (DGfE) in Dresden on 18th March 2008
Publication: MoRE Montessori Research Europe newsletter, no. 2
Date: Dec 2008
Pages: 11-19
Europe, Germany, Harald Ludwig - Writings, Western Europe
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Language: English
ISSN: 2281-8375