A Human Rights Perspective in the Development of National Education System

Abstract

National education serves to develop the ability and creates character and dignified nation civilization in order to educate the nation. In constitutional, the problem of education is regulated in Article 31 of the 1945 Constitution of the State of the Republic of Indonesia which is then elaborated into the legislation on National Education System. In a social perspective, education will create educated people who have an important role in the process of social change in society. In a cultural perspective, education is an important vehicle and effective for teaching norms, socializing values, and instilling ethos among citizens. In an economic perspective, education will produce reliable humans to be the subjects of national economic development. While, in a political perspective, education should be able to develop individual’s capacity to become good citizens, have awareness of rights and responsibilities in the life of society, nation, and state.

Keywords: Basic Education, Human Rights, Legal Policy, National Education System