Pentingnya Penerapan Keterampilan Life-Long Learning bagi Siswa Sekolah Menengah Atas

Abstract

Life-long learning is an on going educational process without time and place limits. It starts from birth until the end of life, that is what happens in the family, school, workplace, and in public life. The purpose of life-long education is to develop the potential of human personality in accordance with nature and its essence, to develop awareness that the growth and development of the human personality is alive and dynamic, and to expand and increase human hope and life. The implications of life-long learning programs can be grouped into several categories, namely: functional literacy education, vocational education, professional education, education towards changes in development and civic education, and political maturity. This study aims to determine how important lifelong education is for high school students (SMA). The method used in this research is a literature study. The data obtained were analyzed through descriptive analytical method with a qualitative approach. The results of the literature study concluded that life-long learning can increase students' independence and entrepreneurial spirit, which is useful throughout the student's life.