INDONESIAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL REVIEW

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Authors: Tommy Soenyoto

This study aims to develop mushroom gymnastic instrument for men’s artistic gymnastic athletes of junior and senior levels. The instrument is aimed at improving movement skills on horse saddle. Aside from its use as an exercise instrument for beginner, junior and senior levels of men’s artistic gymnastic athletes, this instrument can also be used for beginners’ level competition. This study used qualitative approach in which the data are collected from the initial step to the trial. The main procedure involved five steps: (1) the analysis of product development; (2) the development of initial product; (3) the expert validation; (4) the trial; and (5) the product revision. This study found that the mushroom gymnastic instrument can be used for men’s artistic gymnastic sport, particularly (1) for improving movement skill development on horse saddle for junior and senior athletes; (2) as an exercise instrument for beginner, junior and senior level of men’s artistic gymnastic athletes; (3) as an instrument used in competition for men’s artistic gymnastic for beginners’ level.

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Authors: Nanik Hindaryatiningsih

The study aimed at finding out the implementation of Buton cultural value into value education planning. This study employed qualitative approach by ethnographic method conducted at SMAN 2 Baubau, south east Sulawesi in 2012. For data collection, in-depth interview techniques, documentation review, and participant observation consisting descriptive, focused and selected observation were used. The observation focused on cultural events and interactive behavioral informants. The informants comprised of principal, teachers, staff, school committee, pupils, parents, community leaders and traditional leaders. For data analysis, spradley technique consisting of domain analysis, taxonomy, componential and theme analysis was used. The findings showed that 1) core values in “gau and pombala” culture in Buton community consisted of cooperative, democratic and ethic value; 2) Buton’s cultural values of “gau and pombala’ were practiced in educational value planning at school.

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Authors: Burhanuddin Tola

This study aims to explore an outlook of future quality basic education by deploying reference analysis varied sorts of resources. The analysis was conducted by analyzing current condition of improvement and enhancement of the learning access and opportunities of all primary school-aged children who reach Minimum Participation Rate (MPR) of 100% by 2015. This involved less economically developed, people living in remote, border and isolated areas and districts. Current and future analysis suggests the quality education lies not merely on achieving the MPR indicators of 100% along with the reduction of the percentage of students’ learning period and the number of dropouts and retakes, but also on analyzing the periodical competence benchmark on the literacy achievement of Indonesian children. The achievement is greatly influenced by economic growth illustrated in Gross National Income (GNI) and Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This study found that future basic education quality significantly affect the economic growth of Indonesia.