Temple as Learning Mediums in Social Studies: The Perspective of Multicultural Education
Journal Title: Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 8
Abstract
Abstract:This study aims to provide a new perspective in order to improvement public awareness on preservation temple through multicultural education. It was based on thefacts that the destructionof the templeandtheft cases by increase steadily. For example, East Java people living around the templetake the temple’s bricks to make redcement and they sell them to earn some money. Moreover, the chief of Radya Pustaka Museum in Surakarta was arrested for her action of stealing some statues from the museum collection. These cases show that people have not fit consciousness to preserve their cultural heritage as identity that indicates lowering multiculturalism sense. Majority ofthe people have different perceptionsabout thetemple. They considered the temple as the burial site of the ancient Hindu’s kings. Their opinion was basedon folklore, myth, and legend. Most of the temple’s visitors also have different perception. Theyregardthe temple as asacredbuilding which functioned as atomb. Therefore,theydo notdareto do anythinginside the temple’scomplex area. Multicultural education was a concept that addresses cultural diversity and equality in schools. Equality ensures that students are provided the same access to the benefits of society regardless of their group membership. One of the strategies to sustain public perception and awareness to care and preserve temple in their residence was improving people knowing about the other culture and the heritage. In this context students need introduced temple through a variety of activities such as study tours, observation, fieldtrip, etc. The temple also been used as learning resources; especially in social studies where teachers explore the environmental aspects of the temple both physical and socio-cultural. Social studies learning by medium of temple, and learning resources expected to improve the quality of teaching and awareness of the differences. Keywords: Temple, multiculturalism education, Social studies.
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Sudrajat, Agustina Tri Wijayanti
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