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Abstract

This article discusses the implementation of the right to education in Indonesia. It uses human rights and historical approaches. Human rights approach is used to describe international human rights instruments on the guarantee of the right to education that is applied universally. This approach is also dealing with international human rights instrument on the right to education that has been ratified by Indonesia as well as national regulation instruments on the right to education applied in Indonesia. Historical approach highlights the role of Indonesian governments in education sector after the Independence Day, especially regarding the implementation of the right to education. The discussion focuses on the development that has been achieved and the difficultythat has been faced in the implementation of the right to education. Despite there have been significant progresses achieved in implementing the right to education, the Indonesian governments remain facing the difficulty to fulfil the right to education for the entire of Indonesian citizens. However, in the middle of such a difficulty, it raises a creative idea and concrete action from civil society in terms of providing education service for marginalized and indigenous peoples.

Bahasa Abstract

Artikel ini membahas implementasi hak pendidikan (the right to education) di Indonesia. Pembahasan menggunakan pendekatan hak asasi manusia dan historis. Pendekatan hak asasi manusia memaparkan instrumen-instrumen hak asasi manusia internasional tentang jaminan hak pendidikan yang telah berlaku secara universal. Pemaparan juga dikaitkan dengan instrumen hak asasi manusia internasional tentang hak pendidikan yang telah diratifikasi oleh Indonesia serta instrumen regulasi nasional terkait dengan jaminan hak pendidikan yang berlakudi Indonesia. Pendekatan historis menyoroti peran pemerintahan-pemerintahan Indonesia dalam sektor pendidikan setelah Proklamasi Kemerdekaan, khususnya terkait dengan implementasi jaminan hak pendidikan. Pembahasan difokuskan pada perkembangan yang telah dicapai dan kesulitan yang dihadapi dalam implementasi hak pendidikan. Di samping ada kemajuan signifikan yang telah dicapai dalam impelementasi jaminan hak pendidikan, Indonesia masih menghadapi kesulitan memenuhi jaminan hak pendidikan untuk seluruh warga negara Indonesia. Namun, di tengah kesulitan yang dihadapi oleh pemerintah, muncul ide kreatif dan aksi konkret dari masyarakat sipil dalam bentuk memberikan pelayanan pendidikan bagi warga negara Indonesia yang hidup terpencil dan terpinggirkan.

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