The Policy of Education Based on Character Values for the Best Quality of Education "An Analysis of the Zoning System Policy Imposed by Ministry of Education and Culture in Indonesia"
Year: 2020
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This study aims to analyse the zoning system policies regulated by The Ministry of Education and Culture Rule Number 44 Year 2019 about the policy of new student recruitment by referring to some character values in Government Policy Number 87 Year 2017 about the strengthening character education, namely democratic values, social care values and values of respect for achievement. The zoning system is a system of regulating the process of recruiting new students according to the area of residence. The system is regulated in Ministry or Education and Culture Rule No. 14 of 2018 and is intended so that no schools are considered favourite and non-favorite schools. The system won criticism because some students were even accepted into schools that had a greater distance than the nearest school. This study uses a quantitative approach with a survey method to determine respondents' assessments of zoning system policies as evaluation material. The results of this study indicate that the Zoning System Policy regulated in government law Number 44 of 2019 concerning the policy of new student recruitment is in accordance with character values such as democratic values, caring values and values of respecting achievement, even though they have not fulfilled the educational goals to the full. In terms of democratic values, the zoning system has succeeded in equitable distribution of education by providing easy access for students, eliminating educational disparities between urban and rural areas, eliminating the impression of favorite and non-favourite schools and improving the quality of education in Indonesia.
Institution: State University of Jakarta
Language: English
Subfield: Management of Technology and Innovation
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W3082485495