Student Freedom Research Articles

Implementasi Kuruikulum Merdeka Belajar di Sekolah Dasar

This research aims to analyze the implementation of the Merdeka Curriculum in Indonesian elementary schools, taking into account various factors such as teacher understanding, school readiness, and student and parent responses. The research method used is literature study, which involves reviewing written sources, such as scientific journals and proceedings, to obtain relevant data and information. The research results show that the Independent Curriculum provides freedom for teachers and students in the learning process, but its implementation is faced with various obstacles, including difficulties in developing appropriate learning and assessment tools. Nevertheless, the Merdeka Curriculum is expected to be able to improve the quality of education by creating a more flexible and relevant learning environment. This research concludes that continuous evaluation and adjustments are needed to overcome existing challenges, so that the Merdeka Curriculum can make a positive contribution to character development and the potential of students and creating the next generation who are ready to face global challenges.

Lifting the (Peter) Vaill of Management Education: How to Practice Management Education in the Next 25 Years

We contribute to the Special Issue primarily through the lens of the Journal of Management Education (JME) publications of Peter Vaill, a long-time, distinguished shaper of JME for most of its 50 years. These publications and other works elucidate several themes for the future of Management Education (ME): the scholar practitioner, the subjective frame of the action taker, the use of poetry and other humanities in teaching, moral development, student freedom, critique of the competency movement, and practice. The early years of Management education were incredibly exciting as breakthroughs piled up regularly and schools of management were where the “action” was. Vaill’s writings uniquely center on the experience of the practice or techne of the action takers and emboldening them to act courageously and ethically. Among several examples, the future proposed here would include Management faculty conducting classes that are emergent, so that the professor and students both learn in the moment. They would also practice management to understand and mold this dynamic field that they teach. This would result in far more interactive classes where students have greater appreciation for the “feeling, judgment, sense, proportion, balance, and appropriateness” of management and ideally develop a greater passion for Management.

Exploring Intellectual Freedom and Collection Development Policies in School Libraries: Perspectives from US and Kenya.

Information is one of the essentials for decision making and intellectual development, thus it is difficult for democratic societies to exist without access to diverse information (Knox, 2011). Within school libraries, access to information resources should be enhanced through the selection, evaluation, and acquisition of diverse resources in different formats to cater to the different needs of students, support the curriculum and promote their intellectual freedom. The fight for intellectual freedom in schools is not a recent development and the number of challenges and book bans is escalating and anticipated to continue rising in the years ahead (ALA,2022). While issues regarding intellectual freedom and censorship are global affairs, much is known about the US, but this study also focuses on Kenya, two countries with varying approaches on different issues thus addressing a significant research gap on intellectual freedom beyond the US. Employing a mixed methods approach, the study involves semi structured interviews among school librarians (10 from the US and 10 from Kenya) and an analysis of the school’s collection development policies. A qualitative thematic analysis of the data is being carried out to identify school librarians’ perspectives on censorship and advocacy for intellectual freedom through policies. The study aims at creating an awareness of the social reality regarding intellectual freedom between the two contexts. School librarians, administrators and policy makers will be able to restructure existing policies to enhance intellectual freedom for students.

Meningkatkan Prestasi Belajar PAKBP Siswa Kelas VIII Pada Materi Yesus Mewartakan Kerajaan Allah Model PBL Di SMP Negeri 2 Seluas

Catholic Religious Education (PAK) is one of the subjects taught in schools. Like every subject, Catholic Religious Education has its objectives. The aim is to build the competence of students as individuals of faith, to flourish and develop children into Christian individuals grounded in a relationship with Jesus Christ. This Catholic Religious Education subject should provide students with opportunities to be active as designed in the Independent Curriculum, which gives flexibility for educational units and teachers to develop their potential and freedom for students to learn according to their abilities and development. However, theoretical learning in Religious Education for class VIII at SMP Negeri 2 Seluas still often uses conventional learning methods. As a result, the learning outcomes of the subject have not yet reached the determined mastery target, and students' attitudes in learning are not apparent. Therefore, this study aims to (1) understand the application of the inquiry learning method, (2) improve the learning outcomes of Catholic Religious Education, and (3) enhance the religious attitude of class VIII students at SMP Negeri 2 Seluas using the Problem Based Learning method. PBL model also increases active participation and critical thinking skills of students in understanding and applying the concept of parables in the context of daily life.

Implementation Strategies of the Independent Learning Curriculum in Achieving Character Education Competencies in Islamic Religious Education at School

The Independent Learning Curriculum is a new education system designed to provide freedom for students to develop their unique potential, both academically and personally. Unlike traditional curricula, which often limit the scope of learning to a predetermined structure, the Independent Learning Curriculum allows flexibility in teaching methods and learning outcomes. This study aims to describe the Implementation Strategy of the Independent Learning Curriculum in Achieving Character Education Competencies in Islamic Religious Education at School. This research uses a qualitative approach, specifically the literature study method. Various sources, including academic journals, books, and other scholarly works related to character education and the Independent Learning Curriculum, were reviewed to develop insights into strategies for achieving Islamic character education. The results of this study highlight the importance of integrating character education into all aspects of the curriculum. Effective strategies include incorporating moral and ethical lessons into all subjects, embedding character-building activities in intracurricular and extracurricular programs, and ensuring that teachers are role models through their behavior. In addition, the findings suggest that character education should be part of a long-term and continuous process that involves training and habituation, thus encouraging students to internalize noble values over time. The implications of this study are very important for schools that want to implement character education in the Independent Learning Curriculum. Schools should prioritize the development of a comprehensive character education strategy, which includes careful planning in the syllabus, lesson plans and in-school activities. In addition, educators should balance students' academic and moral development.

Becoming a subject in learning: Student freedom, agency, and subjectivity

There is a tendency in recent curriculum reforms to put the major emphasis on the status and role of students. The OECD’s Education 2030 project, for example, presents the concept of ‘student agency’ as a key vision for future learning frameworks. The OECD’s discourse of student agency appears to serve as a catalyst for spreading the slogan that students should be the subjects of learning and specifically for expanding the scope of student freedom as never before. This study aims to rethink the meanings of student freedom and subjectivity within this discourse of student agency. To this end, I analyse the characteristics of student freedom that emerge in recent curriculum reforms and then present some criticisms of this conceptualization. In response, I suggest an alternative conceptualization of student freedom that puts the emphasis on students becoming subjects in learning. In doing so, I draw upon the philosophical ideas of Levinas and Cavell. Both are philosophers who provide a theoretical horizon that can overcome egocentrism and re-examine human freedom and subjectivity in relationships with others. In the light of this conceptualization, I provide an account of the ideas of student freedom and subjectivity that should guide curriculum reform.

Teacher Solutions for Dealing with Student Character inImplementing Differentiated Learning at SMA Negeri 3 Tanjung Pinang

This research aims to find out teacher solutions in dealing with student character in implementing differentiated learning at SMA Negeri 3 Tanjungpinang. This research is a qualitative descriptive study with primary and secondary data sources. The methods used are observation, interviews, and documentation as well as literature reviews to collect data available from various sources. The results of this research are that differentiated learning will provide greater freedom for students to develop their internal skills or abilities. Apart from that, differentiated learning can improve student learning achievement, increase student motivation and interest in learning and can increase student involvement in the learning process in the classroom. The conclusion of this research is that in implementing differentiated learning teachers must be able to plan learning according to student characteristics. Apart from that, teachers must also be able to apply various methods, media and learning resources.

KURIKULUM MERDEKA: PERAN GURU PAI DALAM MEMBENTUK KARAKTER SISWA DI ERA DIGITAL

The freedom of teachers and students is the essence of self-oriented learning, capable of producing high-quality education, internationally recognised. In teaching learning activities, the role of the teacher is no longer the primary medium of instruction. Students can now quickly retrieve knowledge from a variety of media and learning resources that grow with technological developments, whether in terms of IT-based learning or other forms of communication. This research takes a qualitative approach, using library research methods to gather previous research data sources with correlation. Access to initiation data sources in Google Scholar, as well as other research related articles. The findings highlight the importance of PAI teacher competence in the independent curriculum learning process in the digital age. Given that Islamic education contains a large amount of material that is important to students, such as the Quran Hadith, Fiqih, and Akidah Akhlak, a PAI teacher should use digital media, social media, and search engines to find relevant material, as well as support the PAI learning process in an independent curriculum in the digital age.

Weapons of mass construction: The role of the Australian Curriculum in political discourse

AbstractNational curricula influence, and are influenced by, political agendas. Understanding political enmeshment (both overt and covert) in curriculum development is therefore vital for ensuring transparency and quality in curricula. This paper analyses how the Australian Curriculum is represented in the federal Education Ministers' media releases. Using NVivo, media releases were inductively coded into two broad themes: (a) back to basics, overcrowding and phonics; and (b) Australian ‘truth’: History, democracy and identity. By organising political discourse into the narrative presented below, I argue that the Australian Curriculum is used as a weapon of mass construction. In other words, politicians use curriculum development and renewal to enforce particular subject positions and attack the other side of government. As a result, genuine curriculum renewal is stymied, with each new government claiming that it is correcting the mistakes of the previous government while appearing to make no tangible changes. The implications of this analysis are that greater transparency of political involvement is needed in curriculum materials, greater teacher autonomy is needed to adapt curricula to localised contexts and greater student freedom to contest curricula is needed to ensure robust literacy development and meaningful engagement with subject knowledge.

Exploring the Impact of Humanistic Theory on Arabic Language Learning at MIN 2 East Lampung

The humanistic theory is to see man as a free being with all the potential that exists within him. This study aims to know the current learning process and analyze the characteristic forms of humanistic theory implemented in Arabic language learning. This type of research is a qualitative descriptive approach. This research was conducted at MIN 1 East Lampung based on this information. Data collection techniques from observation, interviews and documentation. Then, for data analysis, namely data reduction, data presentation, and conclusions. The results of this study show that teachers already have humanist characteristics, including (1) Providing learning materials systematically, (2) Providing an attitude of affection and gentleness, (3) Providing freedom for students to learn while in class, (4) Providing motivation during the learning process, (5) Providing a fair attitude, (6) Giving awards for achievements that have been obtained. Thus, the learning process that prioritizes this humanistic approach is a pending step toward improving education. Because this approach can make students appreciate differences, have their own freedom of thought, and have the freedom to voice their opinions.

Pembelajaran Pedagogik Futuristik

Education continues to experience dynamic development and is related to both philosophical and practical aspects, so that education will continue to experience development and re-deconstruction, in accordance with these fundamental needs and values required. This article aims to try to explore various possibilities that will occur in the future, with the philosophical value of futuristic pedagogy which contains aspects whose urgency does not contradict the needs that students must have in the future. In addition, the curriculum initiated by the Ministry of Education and Culture is related to the independent curriculum, which has the feel of freedom for students and teachers, for teachers as providers of learning materials or for students as recipients of learning. The problem that occurs in education today, there are many students who fall into the snare of disorientation, so that many students do not have and optimize what are the advantages and talents they have, education that does not optimize and develop the fundamental aspects possessed by students will not able to make students survive in the future, with increasingly complicated problems. Therefore, the presence of futuristic pedagogy can be realized in an educational climate and not become an ivory tower concept.

Incidence of teacher reflection on the teacher's understanding of diversity and its role in the transition to inclusive education

AbstractThis research focuses on including people with disabilities in higher education. It proposes that reflective teaching is a tool to move from an integrative to an inclusive approach. Using a qualitative methodology, it analyzes teachers' positions on integration and inclusion, using focus groups to collect information. The results show that most teachers are close to the integration approach, although they recognize difficulties in implementing inclusion. Academics highlight the importance of curricular adaptation, flexible methodology and universal learning design to enable the participation of students with disabilities in higher education. The analyses also highlight the constant need for teachers to adapt, which generates additional pressure, especially for those who adhere to an inclusive approach. Teachers should base their reflection on the emotional and rational components of teaching, which play a crucial role in balancing the individual and objective freedoms of teachers and students, thus ensuring a fair and equitable educational environment for all.

Implementasi Kurikulum Merdeka Pada Pembelajaran Fiqih Kelas X di MAN 2 Wonosobo

Curriculum renewal is a reality that is currently occurring in educational development in Indonesia. One of them is the Independent Curriculum which is currently being developed. The concept of independent learning was initiated by Nadiem Makarim which can be a solution or problem that teachers have been facing. In implementing the Independent Curriculum, it is important for every educator to emphasize the freedom, independence and creativity of students. It is important to understand this emphasis approach to the study of fiqh. Learning fiqh is important because a student’s ability to understand and laearn religion is not only related to understanding. With the Merdeka Curriculum, it is hoped that fiqh lessons can be understood more easily and have more fun. The purpose of this research is to: 1) to determine class X fiqh learning at Madrasah Aliyah Negeri 2 Wonosobo; 2) to find out the implementation of the independent curriculum in class X fiqh learning at Madrasah Aliyah Negeri 2 Wonosobo; 3) to determine the supporting and inhibiting factors for implementing the independent curriculum in class X fiqh learning at Madrasah Aliyah Negeri 2 Wonosobo. The method used in this research is descriptive. Data collection techniques use observation methods, interview methods, and documentation methods.

TEACHER PERCEPTIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A DEMOCRATIC CLASSROOM ATMOSPHERE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

The implementation of a democratic classroom atmosphere in elementary schools is still very rare because most of them are still authoritarian and focus on the teacher, even though a democratic classroom atmosphere is very important because it can foster students' enthusiasm for learning, increase student participation in learning, teach democratic values, and create a classroom culture that reflects democratic character. Therefore, this research is important to find out the strategies and ways that teachers can create a democratic classroom atmosphere by recognizing the diverse characteristics of their students. Part of the purpose of this research is to find out teachers' understanding of a democratic classroom atmosphere, efforts, forms of implementation, and evaluations made by teachers in implementing a democratic classroom atmosphere in elementary schools. This study used a sample of 30 students from grades V and VI of SD Muhammadiyah 1 Ketelan Surakarta. This research is a type of descriptive qualitative research by describing the data that has been obtained and analyzing the results of the research. Data were collected through classroom observation, interviews, questionnaires, and documentation. Data analysis of research results using transcription and classification. The results in this study show that teachers have successfully implemented a democratic classroom atmosphere. Teacher perceptions are in accordance with the concept of a democratic classroom atmosphere, teacher efforts and implementation are carried out by fostering active participation of students in discussion activities, providing equal access and facilities, appreciation, interpreting diversity, and giving students freedom to express and speak without fear of being punished. Teacher evaluation uses reflection and direct observation during learning.

Getting to Know Democracy in the Primary School Environment

Education is a need for everyone. From time to time, education always experiences developments in a better direction, such as the implementation of educational democracy in learning which carries the concept of giving students freedom to express opinions, express objections, and also have equal opportunities without any distinction in terms of ethnicity, race and class. This research aims to determine the application of educational democracy in the student learning process in elementary schools. This research uses a literature study method where information is obtained from journals, articles, and sites available on the web and analyzed using a qualitative approach using information analysis techniques through four stages, namely searching for information, reducing information, presenting information, and drawing conclusions. The research results show that students are currently not only used as learning objects but also as subjects who are involved in discussions during the learning process. Therefore, it is hoped that masters will be able to create a democratic learning environment for students. Educational democracy is realized in democratic school learning, namely by involving all parties such as teachers, students and other parties involved in education (Zahrawati B, 2018).

Pengembangan Kurikuklum Merdeka Belajar di Era Society 5.0

The Society 5.0 era is marked by rapid technological progress, which demands changes in various aspectsof life, including education. The Independent Learning Curriculum is a new policy launched by the Ministry ofEducation, Culture, Research and Technology (Kemendikbudristek) as an effort to answer these challenges. Thiscurriculum provides freedom for educators and students to develop their potential optimally. It is equally known thatthe curriculum is the "soul" of education. The curriculum should be evaluated dynamically and periodically,especially in response to current developments in science and technology. The curriculum is also designed takinginto account the competencies needed by society and graduates. The independent learning curriculum is one of thenew policies of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia(Kemendikbud Ristek RI) which aims to create an innovative learning process that meets the needs of students(student center). The Society 5.0 era occurred in the 21st century, which is the heyday of the digital world. The 21stcentury learning model also requires students to master critical thinking, communication, collaboration andcreativity skills. This research uses document analysis methods. The results of this research explain the developmentof an independent learning curriculum in the era of society 5.0.Keywords: Kurikulum Merdeka, Merdeka Belajar, Era Society 5.0

Framework For Performance Management, ICT-Based Digitalization in A Higher Education Institution

By improving teaching and learning, research, and governance, digital technology has altered the educational landscape in academic institutions. Adequate infrastructure, improved internet access, modern digital tools, a secure platform, and professionals with digital competency are all critically needed. Higher education institutions in India are clearly visible from the growing usage of ICT, cloud computing, AI, robotics, and virtual reality in daily operations, which improves competencies and aids in skill alignment with industry-based knowledge. Teaching in a regular classroom is becoming obsolete. The way that education is delivered has changed dramatically since the advent of technology. It provides the freedom for students to access learning at any time or location they want. The lines that were once drawn by understudies and educators being available in a similar spot simultaneously have likewise become more foggy because of education turning out to be more computerized. In the past ten years, internet and remote learning have grown in popularity in India. With the majority of the country now having access to digital technology, online learning courses are becoming more and more popular. Besides, understudy evaluation through digitalization technology is currently a chance on the grounds that to the improvement of learning management systems (LMS). Outside of the classroom, students can socialize with their peers. The pupils' soft skills have also been guided by the peer-centered learning component. LMS would enhance student evaluation and the teaching process.

Avenues for Engagement? Testing the Democratic Nature of Library Book Challenge Processes

Background or Context: Public school library book challenges have garnered ample media attention in recent years as many school districts and advocacy organizations have reported record numbers of book challenges. Book challenges are not a new phenomenon, historically speaking, but they have often illuminated values clashes in communities and raise questions about the rights and freedoms of public school students. Judicial rulings and school district policies that address book challenges could provide insights for many members of school communities (including, but not limited to, school board members, students, parents, and teachers) as they experience challenges, but these aspects of the legal record and their influence on responses to book challenges remains underexamined in scholarship. Purpose, Objective, Research Question, or Focus of Study: The 1982 Supreme Court case Island Trees School District v. Pico remains the lasting judicial precedent for interpreting public school students’ First Amendment rights as they interact with school library books. We examine the extent to which school district book challenge policies align with court precedent set in Pico (1982) and the implications for students’ rights and democratic participation during book challenges. Research Design: Drawing on elements of the law and society framework as well as political analysis categories, this study uses qualitative methods to illuminate specific elements of district policies that govern book challenges. Specifically, we examine 29 policies in school districts that experienced a publicly reported book challenge between 2017 and 2021 to understand relationships between school district book challenge policies and the Pico (1982) precedent. Conclusions or Recommendations: Our findings reveal ample space between judicial rulings and school district policies we examine. In fact, we find a broader array of relevant actors in book challenge processes than conceived by the courts and raise implications for students’ constitutional rights and protections related to who policies indicate may or must be involved in these processes, the settings in which book challenge decisions are made, and the limited roles for public involvement during school library book challenges.

Peran Guru dalam Mengatasi Kesulitan Pembelajaran Matematika

The aims of this research are: to describe teachers' efforts to overcome mathematics learning difficulties, the use of learning media to overcome mathematics learning difficulties, to describe the challenges experienced by teachers in efforts to overcome mathematics learning difficulties. This research is a library study method. The results of this research show that overcoming difficulties in learning mathematics can be done in several ways, namely: changing learning models that can attract students' interest in learning, using interesting learning media according to the learning material, involving students in using learning media, giving students freedom to ask questions about the material. what is not yet understood; and providing remedial for students who get scores below the KKM. The obstacles felt by teachers are: the amount of media is not proportional to the number of students, so that many students cannot use media during learning; the condition of many mathematics learning media that are no longer used; students find it difficult to use mathematics learning media. The teacher's role is to really help students overcome difficulties in learning mathematics. The difference between this research and previous research is that previous research discussed barriers to mathematics learning while this research discusses the role of teachers in overcoming these barriers.

Methods of forming skills for improving students' knowledge of competence busy in aquafitness

The article marked the main methods of improving the competent knowledge of students busy in aquafitness, the direction of developing the structure and content of the conditions that involve the use of information technologies that promote the creation, implementation and correction of individual projects of healthy lifestyle and provide the formation of self- government skills for cognitive activity within the physical culture - health and professional orientation. as well as ways to optimize the formation of students of a higher education institution desire for systematic aquafitness lessons. The aim of the study. To determine the methods of improving the competence knowledge of the students of education in the course of aquafitness classes. Methodology. Methods were used to solve the research tasks: theoretical analysis of scientific and scientific-methodical literature, survey, pedagogical observation, testing and methods of mathematical statistics.
 To master the system of knowledge, skills, motor skills, their creative use in educational activities and physical self- improvement during aquafitness classes, the method of giving students freedom of choice was used, to improve the competence knowledge of students, the method of anticipatory independent work was used, with the aim of creating conditions for overcoming cognitive difficulties during aquafitness classes, a problematic method was used. Scientific novelty of the research. The methods of influencing the formation of special abilities and skills among students during aquafitness classes with the aim of improving competence knowledge have been determined. Conclusions. Trends in the development of modern society, its pronounced informatization necessitate the increasingly widespread use of information technologies in the field of education, where the need for their creation and use during aquafitness classes is especially growing.