Education in Indonesia
By: edited by Daniel Suryadarma, Gavin W. Jones
Contributors: Suryadarma, Daniel; Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Series: Indonesia update series
Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies; ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Singapore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9789814459860; 9789814515047; 9789814459877
Subjects: Education; Congresses; Higher Education; Education and state; Teachers
Description: In Indonesia, as elsewhere in Asia, education will inevitably play a key role in the national development experience as the twenty-first century unfolds. Not much international attention is paid to how the education sector is faring in Indonesia, but that is not because nothing is happening. The past decade has seen major changes in the structure of the education system and in the schooling trajectories of Indonesian children and adolescents. The administration of primary and secondary education has been decentralized to the regions. A new paradigm of school-based management has been introduced. Public spending on education has finally reached one-fifth of total government spending, as required by law. But although enrolment rates at all levels continue to increase, the quality of education remains low and has not improved, and the tertiary sector continues to experience problems of autonomy and unsatisfactory performance. This book delves into the major developments in education in Indonesia. Drawing on the expertise of some of the most knowledgeable people in the field, it identifies the challenges facing the sector and offers recommendations on how these challenges could be overcome.
Notes: "This book is based mainly on papers given at the Indonesia Update Conference, held at the Australian National University (ANU) in September 2012"--Acknowledgments.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

In English.