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JF  - Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education
EP  - 78
AV  - public
IS  - 2
N2  - This comparative education articleexplores the purpose of educationinthe Indonesiancontext. My aim is tosee if there areany differencesbetween the purpose of education during the colonial era and present-day Indonesia.In order to do that, I draw mostly on the  philosophyof Ki Hadjar Dewantara, who isregarded as the father of Indonesianeducation. This article is particularly relevant because the Indonesian government has recently started tocritically re-examinetwoof the educationalconceptsproposed byDewantara, which are"pendidikan karakter"(character  education)  and "merdeka  belajar"(independentlearning). In  conceptualisingeducation, Dewantara,who wasinfluenced by Tagore, Montessori, andFröbel,sawthe importance of imparting local wisdom and valuesignored by thecolonial schools.Therefore, in this article, I will compare his educationalviewswith the Dutchview of schooling during the colonial era. I will then look at Indonesia's current approach to educationtofindthesimilarities  and  differences of  purpose relative  to Dewantara's  viewsof  education.  In  this  article,  I argue  that Dewantara's philosophyisstill very much relevanttoday. Iconclude that the Indonesian governmentshould refer back to its history when defining education for its next generation.
VL  - 5
Y1  - 2021/05/31/
A1  - Ferary, D
SP  - 65
UR  - https://doi.org/10.7577/njcie.4156
TI  - On Ki Hadjar Dewantara's philosophy of education
KW  - Indonesia
KW  -  Ki Hadjar Dewantara
KW  -  Philosophy of Education
ER  -