Education for Citizenship: Rethinking Social Studies in the Context of Indonesian National Insight

Erond Litno Damanik, Ayu Febriyani, Wira Fimansyah

Universitas Negeri Medan, Indonesia

This research aimed to analyse the significance of social studies in the context of education for citizenship framework and democratic politics. It also highlighted the fundamental issue of growing intolerance as well as radicalism in schools and campuses, reflecting a discernable trend in national insight over the past two decades. National insight, within the context of national education, refers to the standard instruction in classrooms aimed at promoting social understanding and civic efficacy. However, this crucial aspect has been disregarded in social studies, rendering it seemingly irrelevant within the framework of education for citizenship and democratic politics for students. The negligence of critical scientific and pedagogical elements, as well as the absence of repositioning, and actualisation contributed to a one-dimensional understanding and a dual standard in the approach to social studies. This consequently facilitated conventional practices and the status quo of education for citizenship towards national insight.

Article link: https://www.asianinstituteofresearch.org/JSParchives/education-for-citizenship%3A-rethinking-social-studies-in-the-context-of-indonesian-national-insight