At present, human resource development for global competition is a focus by the Indonesian govern... more At present, human resource development for global competition is a focus by the Indonesian government, even though the local developmental gap within the country is still a huge problem. This article focuses on the revitalization of KKN in Indonesian universities as an aspect of human resource development for local development. First, it describes the historical development of KKN, its characteristics and functions, the system of its implementation, and the revitalization efforts by the government. Second, it examines specific KKN programs at one university. Third, it discusses the meanings of KKN for university students. The history of KKN is quite long, but its perceived importance has grown recently because of social and political changes, especially decentralization and globalization. KKN revitalization has been prompted by its official recognition as a compulsory program (2006), funding for KKN projects by the national government, and concomitant changes to the university ac...
Local Curriculum (Muatan Lokal) as a specific course taught in elementary and early secondary sch... more Local Curriculum (Muatan Lokal) as a specific course taught in elementary and early secondary schools, was added to curriculum policy in 1994 as part of abroader policy of "Unity Among Many." There to fore, policy was adamantly focused upon unifying the many and diverse ethnic group identities into one, national Indonesian identity. As has been shown in precedent research, the policy's distinctive character lie in the discretionary power given to local administrations to create curriculum appropriate to its cultural needs. The effort was expected to contribute to foster growth of consciousness and attitudes for both the conservation of traditional ethnic culture as well as its development, and to produce people who passessed a love of community and were committed to its development. Since the inception of this policy, the author has conducted participatory observations of local curriculum classes in elementary and early secondary schools in West Kalimantan, West Java, ...
At present, human resource development for global competition is a focus by the Indonesian govern... more At present, human resource development for global competition is a focus by the Indonesian government, even though the local developmental gap within the country is still a huge problem. This article focuses on the revitalization of KKN in Indonesian universities as an aspect of human resource development for local development. First, it describes the historical development of KKN, its characteristics and functions, the system of its implementation, and the revitalization efforts by the government. Second, it examines specific KKN programs at one university. Third, it discusses the meanings of KKN for university students. The history of KKN is quite long, but its perceived importance has grown recently because of social and political changes, especially decentralization and globalization. KKN revitalization has been prompted by its official recognition as a compulsory program (2006), funding for KKN projects by the national government, and concomitant changes to the university ac...
Local Curriculum (Muatan Lokal) as a specific course taught in elementary and early secondary sch... more Local Curriculum (Muatan Lokal) as a specific course taught in elementary and early secondary schools, was added to curriculum policy in 1994 as part of abroader policy of "Unity Among Many." There to fore, policy was adamantly focused upon unifying the many and diverse ethnic group identities into one, national Indonesian identity. As has been shown in precedent research, the policy's distinctive character lie in the discretionary power given to local administrations to create curriculum appropriate to its cultural needs. The effort was expected to contribute to foster growth of consciousness and attitudes for both the conservation of traditional ethnic culture as well as its development, and to produce people who passessed a love of community and were committed to its development. Since the inception of this policy, the author has conducted participatory observations of local curriculum classes in elementary and early secondary schools in West Kalimantan, West Java, ...
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