Education and Discourse Modernization of the Samin Indigenous Community (Sedulur Sikep) In a Citizenship Perspective

Abstrak

The Samin people have their own concerns in the field of formal education who think that through formal education, their children or grandchildren will learn a new culture. This concern will result in the fading of their identity thereby reducing the purity of the teachings of Sedulur Sikep. This study aims to determine the meaning of education for the Samin community in Klopoduwur Village in relation to the current modernization. The research method used is descriptive-qualitative with data analysis techniques through four paths, namely the stages of data collection, data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. The results of this study indicate that the Samin people have adapted to the new culture and no longer have concerns in the field of education. In ancient times, traditional elders in the Samin community, especially in Klopoduwur Village, forbade their descendants from knowing formal education for fear of political influence from the Dutch. In conclusion, the Samin people have received education with the view that education can be a bridge to connect bonds of brotherhood, but in this case it is still necessary to develop the quality of schools and human resources.