The Potential Advantages Of Utilizing Venacular Language In Early Education In Papua As A Bridge To The Indonesian National Educational System
Abstract
This paper discusses the potential advantages of using vernacular language instruction to address the high drop out rates of indigenous elementary students in Highlands Papua, Indonesia. The effect of challenges created by differences between local culture and the culture presented in the national Indonesian educational system is discussed. David Kolb’s Experiential Learning theory is discussed as a method that can improve student outcomes by encouraging early comprehension through linguistically and culturally relevant experiences. Successful bilingual primary education programs in various countries are discussed. Examples are presented that illustrate the importance and advantages of foreigners acknowledging local language and culture while amongst the Papua people. This paper proposes steps that the Indonesian government, especially the local jurisdiction of Papua province’s governance, can take to utilize vernacular language to address the achievement gap of indigenous elementary students in Highlands Papua.
Keywords
Full Text:
PDFReferences
Ajamiseba, D. C. (1987). Primary Education in Irian Jaya: A qualitative background report with a proposed strategy. Irian: Bulletin of Irian Jaya, XV(1), 3–17.
Bjork, C. (2005). Indonesian Education: Teachers, Schools, and Central Bureaucracy. New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203959015
Cutts, J. (2009, April 8). [Personal interview].
Degei, Y. (Igntius). (2007). Nilai Pedagogis Paulo Freire dan Masa Depan Pendidikan Papua. Retrieved 9 June 2020, from Lembaga Pendidikan Papua website: http://pendidikanpapua.blogspot.com/2007/08/nilai-pedagogis-paulo-freire-dan-masa_04.html
Drake, C. (1989). National Integration in Indonesia: Patterns and Policies. Honolulu: Univ of Hawaii Pr.
Ellenberger, J. (2009, April 22). [Personal interview].
Farhadian, C. E. (2009). Christianity, Islam and Nationalism in Indonesia (1 edition). New York, N.Y.: Routledge.
Frost, N. (2002). Indonesia. Oxford: Oxfam Great Britain.
Hayward, D. (2003). Christianity and Identity formation among the Mulia Dani. Conference of Christianity in Indonesia December 12-14, 2003. Presented at the Conference of Christianity in Indonesia December 12-14, 2003, Frankfrut.
Hayward, D. J. (1997). Vernacular Christianity Among the Mulia Dani: An Ethnography of Religious Belief Among the Western Dani of Irian Jaya, Indonesia. New York: University Press of America, Inc.
Kartodirdjo, S. (1988). Modern Indonesia: Tradition and Transformation A Socio-Historical Perspective. Yogyakarta: Gadjah Mada University Press.
Kolb, D. A. (1983). Experiential Learning: Experience as the Source of Learning and Development (1 edition). Englewood Cliffs, N.J: Prentice Hall.
Kraft, C. H. (2013). Communicating Jesus’ Way. Pasadena: William Carey Library.
Lake, L. M. (2009). Vernacular Literacy Programs in Irian Jaya: Ethnographic Perspectives. Irian: Bulletin of Irian Jaya, XV(3), 36–45.
Larson, M. L. (1981). The Role of Vernacular versus Prestige Languages. In Primary Education in Bilingual Education: An Experience in Peruvian Amazonia (p. 10–29). Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics, Inc.
Laszlo, M., Graham, F., & Tumas, L. (1998). Mission Possible: The Wonderful Story of God and a Wycliffe Translator in the Jungles of Papua New Guinea. Wheaton, Ill: Tyndale.
Lingenfelter, S. G. (1998). Transforming Culture (2 edition). Grand Rapids, Mich: Baker Academic.
Lister, R., & Nagai, Y. (2004). Bridging between vernacular and English: The Maiwala teacher’s experience. READ, Promoting Literacy and Literature, Academic Publications, SIL, PNG, 39(1), 27–36.
MPR RI (House of People’s Representatives of The Republic of Indonesia). (2001). Bill of Law of The Republic of Indonesia No. 21 Year 2001 On Special Autonomy for The Papua Province. West Papua Web. Retrieved 12 December 2008, from West Papua Web website: http://www.papuaweb.org/goi/otsus/files/otsus-en.htm
Mulder, N. (1989). Individual and Society in Java: A Cultural Analysis. Yogyakarta: Gadjah Mada University Press.
Pekey, L. (2007). Quo Vadis, Pendidikan dan Pembebasan Papua. Retrieved from Lembaga Pendidikan Papua website: http://pendidikanpapua.blogspot.com/2007/11/quo-vadis-pendidikan-dan-pembebasan-di.html
Sumule, A. (2002). Working Paper No. 36: Protection and Empowerment of the Rights of Indigenous People of Papua (Irian Jaya) Over Natural Resources Under Special Autonomy: From legal opportunities to the challenge of implementation. Resource Management in Asia-Pacific. Retrieved from http://rspas.anu.edu.au/papers/rmap/Wpapers/rmap_wp36.rtf.
Timmer, J., & Visser, L. (2000). The Tehit of IrianJaya, Indonesia. In J. M. Fitzpatrick (Ed.), Endangered Peoples of Oceania: Struggles to Survive and Thrive. Westport, Conn: Greenwood.
Ting-Toomey, S. (2005). The Matrix of Face: An Updated Face-Negotiation Theory. In W. B. Gudykunst (Ed.), Theorizing About Intercultural Communication. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publication, Inc.
Transmigration. (2008). Retrieved 12 December 2008, from The Australia West Papua Association website: http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/cline/papua/transmigration.html
UNESCO, B. (2008). Improving the Quality of Mother Tongue-based Literacy and Learning: Case Studies from Asia, Africa, and South America. Bangkok: UNESCO Bangkok. Retrieved from https://bangkok.unesco.org/content/improving-quality-mother-tongue-based-literacy-and-learning-case-studies-asia-africa-and
DOI: https://doi.org/10.47043/ijipth.v1i1.1
Refbacks
- There are currently no refbacks.
Copyright (c) 2020 Leonard Sumule, Agam Iheanyi-Igwe
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Abstract and Indexing By:
| |
| | |
|
| |
| |
 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
