Erna Mena Niman, Budijanto, I Komang Astina, Singgih Susilo, Hieronimus Canggung Darong
The purpose of this study was to examine the elements of local culture employed in the Indonesian social studies textbooks. Six Indonesian social studies textbooks were analysed following the principle of content analysis and purposefully selected teachers and students were interviewed to gain the data. This present study found that the proportion of the local culture elements was not balanced. Knowledge elements appear more than behaviours and artefacts. Moreover, the appearance of the elements does not meet the teacher and student needs. Overall, the insertion of local culture in the textbooks was not contextualised. This study might provide practical insights into how textbooks can be developed following the ideological basis of where the people (users) belong. © Primrose Hall Publishing Group.
Universitas Negeri Malang, Indonesia; Universitas Katolik Indonesia Santu Paulus, Indonesia
