An Educator’s Perspective on the Presence of Literary Education in Indonesia’s Kurikulum Merdeka (Independent Curriculum)

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10.2991/978-2-494069-91-6_44How to use a DOI?

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Educator; In-depth interview; Kurikulum Merdeka; Literary education

Abstract

Literature learning in school is known to be full of challenges, such as the low interest of students, low quality of teachers, and obstacles from the curriculum. Meanwhile, the newly created Merdeka Belajar–Kampus Merdeka Curriculum is claimed to have several advantages like being simpler, more freedom for teachers and students, and more relevant. The purpose of this study is to obtain an opinion from a literary educator and practitioner regarding literary education and the impact of the new Kurikulum Merdeka on it. This qualitative study used the in-depth interview method for collecting data. The interviewee is a cultural arts educator, poet, and playwright working as a principal in a middle school in the Bandung Regency. The results showed that the interviewee agreed that the freedom provided by the Kurikulum Merdeka is suitable for supporting arts and language teachers to facilitate the students’ interests and talents in learning literature. However, the interviewee also stated that the mastery of the materials by the teacher has become increasingly important in the implementation of the Kurikulum Merdeka. With these findings, it can be concluded that the next step in developing literature learning with the Kurikulum Merdeka should be developing the teaching materials that can be used by teachers to increase the learning effectiveness and appeal to the students.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Khaerudin Kurniawan
AU  - Fasa Imani Pebrianti
AU  - Dewi Jayana
AU  - Reza Khaidar Achmad
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/12/30
TI  - An Educator’s Perspective on the Presence of Literary Education in Indonesia’s Kurikulum Merdeka (Independent Curriculum)
BT  - Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Language, Literature, Culture, and Education (ICOLLITE 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 285
EP  - 289
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-494069-91-6_44
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-494069-91-6_44
ID  - Kurniawan2022
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