Indonesia Educational Systems and Philosophies:
Related to America Multiple Purposes for Schooling
Bindu Madewi
University of The People
EDUC 5010 -- Education in Context: History, Philosophy and Sociology Dr. Matthew Pettus
November 19, 2021
In recent decades, Indonesia has made significant strides in improving educational
access.During the 1970s and early 1980s, when it was awash in petrodollars because to the
rise in worldwide oil prices, the New Order put a lot of money into establishing new public
schools, notably primary schools, and recruiting teachers. After 1980s the management of the
educational system has shifted dramatically throughout time. Education was heavily centralized
under the New Order dictatorship, which ruled Indonesia from 1965 to 1998. All levels of the
education system were managed by the Ministry of Education and Culture, with a number of
other central government ministries and agencies also playing important roles Siwage Negara et
al, (2014). Considering the educational history of America and Indonesia, I believe that there are
several numbers of similarities between the US educational system and Indonesia. Talking
followed by these two countries gives a significant impact nowadays. What theories and
particular people have had an impact on Indonesia's educational system today?
Keywords: education, philosophies, history
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I was born and grew up in Indonesia. Honestly, I always seek opportunities to study abroad for
better sight and knowledge. Even though the educational system in Indonesia has already
shown a lot of improvements compared to how it was years back then, I still see the neighbor's
grass is greener. About fifteen years of teaching experience in Indonesian schools has brought
some new insights and understandings that the purpose of education has deviated from its path.
Students' critical thinking and creativity will be cultivated as part of the new curriculum, which
will also present them with more contemporary knowledge possibilities. Teachers told the review
panel that they seek training in content knowledge, theme teaching, interactive pedagogy, and
group learning, among other components of the new curriculum. Teachers will likely revert to the
conventional recitation approach in their classes unless they have trust in their own competency
to deliver on the aims of the new curriculum, and the new curriculum will not accomplish its
intended outcomes. Indonesia's education system has a malfunctioning with significant wastage
due to student dropout, particularly during the transition from primary to junior secondary school
and throughout junior secondary school.
Education statistic shows --- particularly that of foreign development organizations such as the
World Bank, the OECD, and the ADB --- refers to the influence of four primary factors in
explaining Indonesia's low educational and learning outcomes. Nevertheless, Ki Hajar's theory