Cultural-Based Education
of Tamansiswa as a Locomotive
of Indonesian Education System
Cahyono Agus, Pita Asih Bekti Cahyanti, Bambang Widodo, Yuyun Yulia
and Siti Rochmiyati
Abstract A World Bank Report (2013) found that Indonesian students are at the
bottom on TIMMS, PIRLS and PISA tests, brings Indonesian education index was
categorized as the lowest ranking. Thus, Indonesia must do a restoration or revolution by considering local cultural aspects. Ki Hadjar Dewantara (KHD), founding
father of Tamansiswa institution, proposed concept of Three Education Centre (Tri
Pusat Pendidikan), namely, family, school and community. The education system
with strong culture and humanity values educate head, heart and hand respectively.
Accordingly, “Trilogy of leadership” in front to be the model, in the middle to raise
the spirit, behind to encourage. Indonesian education revolution for 89.48 million
children is urgently done to participate on dignified sustainable development. Indonesian education system needs to provide intelligent, wide, deep, creative, innovative,
integrated, comprehensive and futuristic concept that foster responsibility and real
contribution in 100 years Indonesia independence day, 2045.
Keywords Character building · Edutainment · Golden generation · Leadership ·
Tamansiswa
C. Agus (B) · P. A. B. Cahyanti
Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
e-mail: acahyono@ugm.ac.id; cahyonoagus@gadjahmada.edu
URL: http://acahyono.staff.ugm.ac.id/
C. Agus
PKBTS Tamansiswa Alumni Board, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Majelis Luhur Persatuan Tamansiswa (MLPTS), Yogyakarta, Indonesia
B. Widodo
Museum Dewantara Kirti Griya Tamansiswa, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Y. Yulia · S. Rochmiyati
University of Sarjanawiyata Tamansiswa, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
W. Leal Filho et al. (eds.), Universities as Living Labs for Sustainable Development,
World Sustainability Series, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15604-6_29
471
of Tamansiswa as a Locomotive
of Indonesian Education System
Cahyono Agus, Pita Asih Bekti Cahyanti, Bambang Widodo, Yuyun Yulia
and Siti Rochmiyati
Abstract A World Bank Report (2013) found that Indonesian students are at the
bottom on TIMMS, PIRLS and PISA tests, brings Indonesian education index was
categorized as the lowest ranking. Thus, Indonesia must do a restoration or revolution by considering local cultural aspects. Ki Hadjar Dewantara (KHD), founding
father of Tamansiswa institution, proposed concept of Three Education Centre (Tri
Pusat Pendidikan), namely, family, school and community. The education system
with strong culture and humanity values educate head, heart and hand respectively.
Accordingly, “Trilogy of leadership” in front to be the model, in the middle to raise
the spirit, behind to encourage. Indonesian education revolution for 89.48 million
children is urgently done to participate on dignified sustainable development. Indonesian education system needs to provide intelligent, wide, deep, creative, innovative,
integrated, comprehensive and futuristic concept that foster responsibility and real
contribution in 100 years Indonesia independence day, 2045.
Keywords Character building · Edutainment · Golden generation · Leadership ·
Tamansiswa
C. Agus (B) · P. A. B. Cahyanti
Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
e-mail: acahyono@ugm.ac.id; cahyonoagus@gadjahmada.edu
URL: http://acahyono.staff.ugm.ac.id/
C. Agus
PKBTS Tamansiswa Alumni Board, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Majelis Luhur Persatuan Tamansiswa (MLPTS), Yogyakarta, Indonesia
B. Widodo
Museum Dewantara Kirti Griya Tamansiswa, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Y. Yulia · S. Rochmiyati
University of Sarjanawiyata Tamansiswa, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
W. Leal Filho et al. (eds.), Universities as Living Labs for Sustainable Development,
World Sustainability Series, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15604-6_29
471