Environmental Learning in Mangunan Experimental Primary School in Responding to the Covid-19 Pandemic in Indonesia

Carolus Borromeus Mulyatno

doi:10.54783/influence.v4i1.190

Carolus Borromeus Mulyatno Universitas Sanata Dharma, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54783/influence.v4i1.190

Keywords: Environmental Learning, Explorative-Creative Process, Ecological Experience, Integrated Person.

Abstract

This article is a result of qualitative research. The investigation was conducted in the Experimental Elementary School of Mangunan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, before and during the covid-19 pandemic by literature study, observation, and interview methods. The research focuses on exploring Y. B. Mangunwijaya's educational perspective concerning John Dewey's thought on environmental learning. Furthermore, observations and interviews focused on tracing how the environmental learning process was carried out before and during the pandemic. Three main findings could be identified. First, the School conducted environment learning before the covid-19 pandemic twice a week. During the pandemic, environmental learning activities were carried out in each student's home. Second, ecological learning becomes a project that brings together faith communication, language, natural sciences, social sciences, and mathematics. Third, learning becomes an effective means of intensive communication between teachers, students, and parents during the covid-19 pandemic. This research provides alternative ideas and its implementation of learning with an ecological vision in Indonesian society during the pandemic.

References

Cobb, J. B. (2010). Rethinking Christianity Faith in the Context of Religious Diversity. In Cobb, J. B. & McAfee, W. M. (Eds.) The Dialogue Comes of Age: Christian Encounters with Other Traditions. Minneapolis: Fortress Press.

Dewey, J. (1943). The School and Society. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Dewey. J. (1966). Democracy and Education: an Introduction to the Philosophy of Education. New York: The Free Press.

Dewey, J. (1958). Experience and Nature. New York: Dover Publications.

Dewey, J. (1959). Moral Principles in Education. New York: Philosophical Library.

Dewey, J. (1963). Experience and Education. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.

Dewey, J. (1972). My Pedagogic Creed, in The Early Works V. ed. by Jo Ann Boydston. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press.

Dewey, J. (1976). The Child and The Curriculum. The Middle Works II. ed. by Jo Ann Boydston. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press.

Dewey, J. (1976). Interest and Efforts in Education. The Middle Works VII. ed. by Jo Ann Boydston. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press.

Dick, B. (2007). Action Research as an Enhancement of Natural Problem Solving. International Journal of Action Research, 3(1-2), 149-167.

Grzadziel, D. (2014). Educare il Carattere. Roma: LAS.

Handlin, O. (1959). John Dewey's Challenge to Education: Historical Perspective on the Cultural Context. New York: Harper Brothers.

Hong, C. E. & Lawrence, S. A. (2011). Action Research in Teacher Education: Classroom Inquiry, Reflection, and Data-Driven Decision Making. Journal of Inquiry and Action in Education, 4(2), 1-17.

Liu, X. (2014). The Problem of Character Education and Kohlberg's Moral Education: Critique from Dewey's Moral Deliberation. Philosophical Studies in Education, 45, 136-145.

Leafler, E. (2020). Teachers' capacity to create inclusive learning environments. International Journal for Lesson & Learning Studies, 9(3), 221-244.

Lombo, J. A. and Russo, F. (2017). Philosophical Anthropology: An Introduction. Illinois: MTF. Retrieved from www.theologicalforum.org.

Mangunwijaya, Y. B. (1986). Menumbuhkan Sikap Religius Anak-anak. Jakarta: Gramedia.

Mangunwijaya, Y. B. (2020). Sekolah Merdeka: Pendidikan Pemerdekaan. Jakarta: Kompas.

Mangunwijaya, Y. B., Suharyo, I., & Jatmiko, Y. S. (2005). Dari Pelajaran Agama ke Pendidikan Religiositas. Yogyakarta: Dinamika Edukasi Dasar-Misserior.

McDonough, D. (2012), Applying Learner-Centered Principles and Strategies: From Face to Face Instruction to a Hybrid Course Learning Format. Journal of Learning in Higher Education, 8(2), 31-40.

Mulder, N. (1998) Mysticism in Java: Ideology in Indonesia. Yogyakarta: Kanisius.

Scott, Ch. (2010). Ecological Identity through Dialogue. Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, 15, 137-149.

Specia, A. & Osman, A. A. (2015) Education as a Practice of Freedom: Reflections on bell hooks. Journal of Education and Practice. 6(17), 195-199.

Xyst, K. (2016). Constructivism, Dewey, and Academic Advising. NACADA Journal, 36(2), 1-19.

Waterson, R. A., & Moffa, E. D. (2015). Applying Deweyan Principles to Global Citizenship Education in a Rural Context. Journal of International Social Studies, 5(1), 129-139.

Young, M. R. (2010). Action research: enhancing classroom practice and fulfilling educational responsibilities. Journal of Instructional Pedagogies, 3(June), 1-10.