This study examines the design of participatory learning based on the local wisdom of Bone Traditional Market to improve student engagement in Market and Economic Activities material for Class X students at SMA Negeri 14 Bone. Initial observation of 31 Class X students revealed low engagement in economic learning, despite average scores ranging from 76 to 80. The conventional learning approach that still dominates economic learning has caused low student engagement, both behaviorally, emotionally, cognitively, and agentically. This study uses a qualitative descriptive method through a literature review approach by analyzing 11 relevant journals, supplemented by field observation data. The results show that the participatory learning design consists of five main phases: initial orientation, participatory exploration planning, direct observation at the Bone Traditional Market, data analysis and synthesis, and critical presentation and reflection. The implementation of this design is expected to increase student engagement significantly, from conventional learning which only reaches 45% to 78% based on empirical evidence from local context-based learning research. The Bone Traditional Market, with its richness of socio-economic-cultural context and Bugis-Bone local wisdom, provides a living and dynamic learning laboratory for students in understanding market concepts and economic activities in a contextual, meaningful, and relevant manner. The sustainability of this learning design requires collaboration between teachers, schools, and the traditional market community as a learning ecosystem that supports authentic and deep engagement.
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