THE AXIOLOGY OF
EDUCATION
“WHAT IS EDUCATION
FOR?”
hat is education ?
1. Sharing
knowledge
2. Building
interaction
3. Developing self-
Correct, but
education cannot
be explained
superficially!
Then, what ?
Biesta (2015)
proposed 3 domains
ofTransmission
Education and acquisition bound up with -knowledge,
(functions)
skill and disposition- used for self-actualization.
Social function engages social activities:
presentation, communication, initiation of tradition practices, ways of doing
and being like cultural practices, religious practises, vocational practices and so
on
Subjectification function deals with the impact on the
human person in which students position as the subject of
action and responsibility.
Aristotle “education is the creation of sound mind and
sound body. It develops man’s faculty specially his mind so
that he may be able to enjoy the contemplation of supreme
truth, goodness and beauty.”
Thus, education does
not only deal with
gaining and sharing
knowledge,
developing
relationship and
having motivation to
have self-
actualization, yet,
widely, it also
Axiology of education “ values that give
direction to education”
Axiology covers these components of educational
dimensions:
• Axiology proposes educational aims under the form of axiological
objectives and ideals by projecting a system of values.
• Axiology comprises both universal (general human) and specific values
for determined community. Education preserves and transmits value
that guarantee the cultural identity of human community.
• The performance of value requires knowledge and experience meaning
the involvement in this process of education on its two interrelated
planes: cognitive and emotional.
• Axiology in the horizon of manifestation of human creativity. Education
has among its fundamental function that of cultivating the power of
individual and the human community. Though, personality is the
sources of value, it is not born but it is developed and education is one
way. (personality (source of value) is developed trough education.
so, if Albert Einstein’
poverb states that “
science without religion is
blind, and religion
without
We can science
say that “ education is axiology
without lame”is
blind, and axiology without education is lame”
Then, what is
axiological
foundation of
National sytem of
Characteristics of National system of education:
1. not free of values since it belongs to national system and even global
system.
2. Should be dynamic, contextual, flexible, and wide-awake of the
demand of relevancy from all aspects of life
Culture Values
It is part of value (ethic, aestethic, and or logic)
It is detrmined by two social contexts :
1) Historical : cultural value is the result of social product, historically concret
movement.
2) Sociological :
a) Cultural value relating with command (rights and obligation)
b) Cultural value dealing with universal need but not awfully basiic.
SO, What is axiological foundation of
National system of education in Indonesia ?
Education
Educational syem of
educationst
PANCASILA
Cultural Value
Axiology
Why pancasila ?
Because..
• It consists of values which are fundamental,
absolute, and lasting from God reflected in in the
same core of engrafts of religions in based on the
holy book.
• It attends national collective values which refers
to the core of cultural values of society.
Implication of axiology in
Education based on
Pancasila
1. Belief in the one supreme God
Education should encourage people to enhance their religiousness. It deals with
absolute and consistent or permanent values.
2. Just and civilised humanity
Education should encourage people to be aware of peacefulness and solidarity
to build the value of humanity.
3. The unity of Indonesia
education should be able to develop spirit of nationalism and build the
awareness of the importance of unity for national reconciliation.
4. Democracy led by the wisdom of delibeartion among representative
Education should be able to develop the spirit of democracy.
5. Social justice for the whole of the people of Indonesia
Justice means the balance between rights and obligation. In terms of education
means that the balance between science related with the improvement of
religiousness and science oriented to the science and technology acquisition.
Judgment : Praxeology of Education “How
education should be practiced”
it Deals with how making education work better practically based on
the value in axiology.
Aristotle states that practices such as education occur in the domain of
“variable” not the domain of “eternal”.
Pramoedya Ananta T. “ Reality speaks louder than theory”
It concerns on
how we bind our professional knowledge with the situation that
probably changes –action and consequences-;
how we deals with the purposes of education including what
stuednts, teacher and education want to achieve; and
the possible way how educational reaserch might inform, enhance
an practice.
Unfortunately, tragic phenomenon occur worldwide. How come ?
Just, think of...
How harmonious axiology,
educational system and
praxiology work along in
our country ???
