The Transformation of Civil Society Ideas Through Civic Education Reform in Indonesia (Study on Developing the Civic Education Policy at the Elementary and Secondary Education Levels in Reform Era).

Abstract

Post-1998 reform movement in Indonesian has brought some implications toward all living aspects of the country. One of those is education sector. Shaping civil society through civic education is one of education reform, even that effort should face some constraints, especially in constructing the policies, methodologies, and practices. Therefore, this research is conducted in order to explore and track the whole process and product of the civic education curriculum development. The purpose of this research is find out the process and product of national education policies in the era of reformation to transform the idea of civil society through civic education reform for elementary and secondary education. In finding the data, this research is applying interview technique to some important informants involving in the policies-making process and documentary exploration technique. The findings of this research are as follows: (1) the idea of civil society construction has been influenced by the reformation movement; (2) in constructing the character of civil society has been influenced by political circumstances, and; (3) transformation of democratic civil society is manifested into civic education