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IJECA (International Journal of Education and Curriculum Application)
ISSN : -     EISSN : 26143380     DOI : 10.31764
IJECA (International Journal of Education and Curriculum Application) is a journal managed by Muhammadiyah University of Mataram, as a forum for scientific publication in the field of Education and Curriculum and its application. The Editorial Team receives the results of studies, research and development in education and curriculum covering education, social, culture, law, politics, religion, health, humanities, applied sciences, technology (ICT), administration, language and linguistics.
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Articles 303 Documents
Developing Learning about the Value of Unity in Ethnic, Religious, Racial, and Inter-Group Diversity through Project-Based Learning Models with Lapbooks Aini, Fadhilah; Suryadi, Karim; Mahpudz, Asep; Komalasari, Kokom; Husna, Nurul
IJECA (International Journal of Education and Curriculum Application) Vol 9, No 1 (2026): April
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31764/ijeca.v9i1.38271

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Indonesia has a rich diversity of ethnicity, religion, race, and intergroup (SARA) with more than 1,300 ethnic groups and six official religions, yet the challenge of intolerance in schools still occurs frequently. This study developed a lapbook-based Project Based Learning (PjBL) model to instill the value of unity in ethnicity, religion, race, and intergroup (SARA) diversity in PPKn learning for seventh-grade students at Baitul Quran Darut Tauhid School, Bandung, to address the challenge of intolerance that is still rampant among adolescents. The main objective is to design a systematic learning plan with core components that transform passive learning into authentic projects, thereby enhancing cognitive understanding, tolerance attitudes, and cross-group collaboration in accordance with the Pancasila Student Profile and the Independent Curriculum. This research method is descriptive qualitative with 9 seventh-grade students as participants through purposeful sampling, data collection through participant observation during six PjBL phases, semi-structured interviews, and content analysis of 12 interactive lapbooks produced, analyzed through thematic data reduction, matrix presentation, and source triangulation for validity. The results of the study indicate that effective learning planning produces a visualization lapbook of SARA harmony (ethnic flap, racial-intergroup graph), increasing tolerance attitudes, intergroup collaboration, with integrated authentic assessments that coordinate holistic transformation in 21st-century 4C skills. The implications of the study produce a ready-to-use lapbook-based PjBL module for multicultural schools, which reduces SARA polarization and strengthens national cohesion through the best practices of the Merdeka Curriculum.
Mapping Traditional Games as Ethnopedagogical Resources for Cultural Sustainability in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia Rusli, Tri Indah; Sain, Yuliyanah; Rohmiati, Rohmiati; Zanzali, Noor Azlan Ahmad
IJECA (International Journal of Education and Curriculum Application) Vol 9, No 1 (2026): April
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31764/ijeca.v9i1.38303

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Traditional games represent an important repository of local wisdom and serve as ethnopedagogical resources that transmit cultural values, social norms, and indigenous knowledge across generations. Their decline therefore poses a serious threat not only to cultural continuity but also to culturally grounded learning practices. In Southeast Sulawesi (Bumi Anoa), Indonesia, the increasing dominance of digital play has significantly reduced children’s engagement with traditional games, weakening ethnopedagogical transmission. This study addresses this gap by examining: (1) The distribution and currenct status of traditional games in South east Sulawesi, (2) Their embedded ethnopedagogical values and (3) their continuity in children’s practices. Employing a qualitative multiple-site case study design, data were collected across 17 regencies and cities through field observation, semi-structured interviews with 20 cultural practitioners and community members, educator, researcher and document analysis. The data were analyzed thematically to reveal cultural meanings, pedagogical values, and transmission patterns embedded in the games. The results show that 38 traditional games were identified across 17 regencies and cities in Southeast Sulawesi, with approximately 90% no longer actively played by children, indicating a significant disruption in ethnopedagogical transmission. While many games share structural similarities with traditional games from other regions, linguistic variations reflect strong localized cultural identities. Only about 10% of the games persist, primarily through adult-led cultural performances or competitions, and institutional documentation remains fragmented and limited. This study contributes a comprehensive regional mapping that bridges cultural documentation and integration of Traditional games into culturally responsive learning to sustain local wisdom in digitalized context. 
Enhancing Sustainability Awareness and Creative Thinking Skills through Free Inquiry Learning Henita, Henita; Sujana, Atep; Kembara, Maulia Depriya
IJECA (International Journal of Education and Curriculum Application) Vol 9, No 1 (2026): April
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31764/ijeca.v9i1.38272

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Developing creative thinking skills and sustainability awareness is an important challenge in science learning, especially in dealing with global issues related to sustainability. However, prior studies have often emphasized guided inquiry or project-based approaches, while empirical evidence on the effectiveness of free inquiry particularly in simultaneously strengthening creative thinking and sustainability awareness at the junior high school level remains limited, creating a scientific urgency to test its impact in authentic classroom settings. This research aims to analyze the effectiveness of implementing free inquiry learning model in improving junior high school students' creative thinking skills and sustainability awareness. The research used a quasi-experimental method with a matching-only pretest–posttest control group design involving 60 class IX students, consisting of an experimental class and a control class. Research instruments include creative thinking skills tests, sustainability awareness questionnaires, and learning implementation observation sheets. Data analysis was carried out using quantitative techniques and conclusions were drawn based on samples using statistical tests. The research results show that the implementation of free inquiry model is in the very good category. The increase in students' creative thinking skills in the experimental class was moderate and higher than the control class. Apart from that, the sustainability awareness of experimental class students increased significantly and had a strong positive relationship with creative thinking skills. Statistical testing indicated significant posttest differences between groups (p < 0.05), supported by higher learning gains in the experimental class (N-gain = 0.45) compared to the control class (N-gain = 0.30), with the strongest improvements observed in originality and the conceptual–experiential dimensions of sustainability awareness. These findings indicate that free inquiry model is effective in developing students' 21st century competencies.