EDUCATIONAL RECONSTRUCTIONISM: TOWARDS ASEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY (AEC)
Abstract
The purpose of this articleis to address criticism toward Indonesian education system that exists today in the face of the ASEAN
Economic Community (AEC) by using philosophy of Reconstructionism. It is explore in depth by using relevant literature.
Nowadays, Indonesia is facing the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) and the impact of the AEC is not only in the economic
sector, but also in other sectors. No exception, education as a competitive human resource development also gets the impact of it.
Preparing competitive human resources is not easy. However, if the education system in Indonesia could provide students with
adequate knowledge and skills, the Indonesian education graduates will have confidence and high motivation to develop
themselves optimally, so that they can compete globally. Ideally, the education is implemented in order to create a social order
that will fill the basic values of our culture and in line with values underlying economic forces, social and modern society.
However, in reality, the education in Indonesia has not been maximally able to create a social order that is needed in the ASEAN
Economic Community (AEC) today. Knowing how big the demand for education there is an alternative way that can be done to
achieve the goal of education by using flow reconstructionism philosophy.Therefore, by implementing this philosophy, Indonesia
will be able to compete in the era of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC).