Basic Concepts of Education

Student Worksheet: 3 Material: Basic Concepts of Education Assignment: 1. Characteristics of education are very broad Answer: In a broad sense, education has the following characteristics: The purpose of education is the same as the individual's life goals, not determined by others, Education takes place at any time, meaning it lasts throughout life (life long education). Basically, life is education and education is life (life is education and education is life). What is meant is that education is all life experiences (learning) in various environments that last throughout life and have a positive effect on the growth or development of individuals. Education can take place in the form of any activity, either intentionally or unintentionally. In a broad sense, education has the following characteristics: • The purpose of education is the same as the individual's life goals, not determined by others. • Education takes place at any time, meaning it lasts throughout life (life long education). Therefore, education takes place in the context of individual relationships that are multidimensional, both in the individual's relationship with God, fellow human beings, nature, and even with himself. • In a multidimensional relationship, education takes place through various forms of activities, actions, and events, both those that were initially intended for education and those that were not intended for education. • Education takes place for anyone. Every individual – children or adults, students or non-students – is educated or educates themselves. • Education takes place anywhere. Education is not limited to schooling alone. Education takes place in the family, school, society, and in the natural environment where the individual is located. Educators for individuals are not limited to professional educators. 2. Characteristics of narrow education The answer: in the narrow sense, education is a school whose teaching is carried out in formal educational institutions. In a narrow sense, the characteristics of education include the period of education that lasts for a limited time (i.e. from childhood to adolescence), an educational environment that is specifically created to organize education, a form of activity that is arranged in a programmed manner in the form of a curriculum and is more oriented towards teachers or educators and the last characteristic is the purpose of its implementation which is determined by external parties, the purpose of education in this narrow sense is limited to certain abilities to prepare for life. One of the characteristics of education in another narrow sense is that the length of education for each individual in society varies quite a bit, maybe less than or equal to six years, nine years or even more. However, there is a terminal point of education that is determined in units of time. 3. Characteristics of limited broad education The answer: The definition of education in a limited broad sense is a conscious effort made by families, communities and governments through guidance, teaching and/or training activities, which take place in schools and outside of schools throughout life to prepare students to be able to play a role in various living environments appropriately in the future. Redja Mudyaharjo explains that this definition of education is a middle ground between education explained in a narrow sense. What is meant is that education takes place in certain situations and is implemented in a programmed manner in every type, level and form of education. The educational environment is determined based on needs, whether formal, non-formal or informal education. The purpose of education is to support the achievement of human life goals. Some of the characteristics include: • Lasts a lifetime, but at certain times • Takes place in part of the living environment • Education can be formal, non-formal, and informal • The purpose of education includes the purpose of each form of education 4. The meaning of education according to the psychological approach The answer: Based on the psychological view, education is a process of individual self-development. Sociology views education as a process of preparing individuals to become expected members of society. Individuals are the central point in carrying out their life activities in achieving the level of maturity of each of their developmental tasks. Psychology itself can be interpreted as a study related to the activities or behavior of an individual in their entire life space, from the womb to infancy, from childhood to adulthood and to old age. Based on this, it can be interpreted that individuals are the central point in carrying out their life activities in achieving the level of maturity of each of their developmental tasks. 5. The meaning of education according to the sociological approach The answer: Sociology views education as a process of preparing individuals to become expected members of society. Human life cannot be separated from relationships with other humans or groups. or in social life. Education as one part of the discipline also supports education such as sociology, which is a study of interactions between individuals in society. Selo Soemardjan calls it a science that studies social structure, social processes, including social change. Human life cannot be separated from relationships with other humans or with other groups in society. Education is a relationship or interaction and interrelation between humans and humans, because without interrelation between humans, education will not occur. There are several characteristics of society collected by Redja Mudyaharja, including: 1) Our experiences with other people around us 2) Group behavior and relationships between humans and factors that are included and occur in human relationships 3) Human interaction and interrelation 4) Systems; and 5) Groups with an organized culture to provide satisfaction for the needs and interests of all. These characteristics provide an overview of how students and teachers interact and interrelate with each other as social beings. Interaction and interrelation between or with other parties will result in education as long as the relationship is positive and constructive.