The Campaign to Remove Si Kancil from Indonesian Schools (Kampanye Hapus Si Kancil dari Sekolah Indonesia)

<p><em>In 2010, the Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) declared a campaign against the most well-known trickster fable or folktale in Indonesia, Si Kancil. They urged for Si Kancil’s removal from the reading materials for young children in schools. This article aims to pr...

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Main Authors: Dipa Nugraha, Suyitno Suyitno, Elisabeth Ashton
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Language:English
Published: Jurusan Tadris Bahasa Indonesia, Universitas Islam Negeri Siber Syekh Nurjati Jalan Perjuangan By Pass Sunyaragi Cirebon 45132 2022-12-01
Series:Indonesian Language Education and Literature
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Online Access:https://www.syekhnurjati.ac.id/jurnal/index.php/jeill/article/view/10890
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description <p><em>In 2010, the Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) declared a campaign against the most well-known trickster fable or folktale in Indonesia, Si Kancil. They urged for Si Kancil’s removal from the reading materials for young children in schools. This article aims to provide a literature review relating to the arguments over the campaign to remove or preserve Si Kancil from Indonesian schools. A comparative literature review is used to compare the arguments over trickster folktales’ impact on children and how Si Kancil was put within this context. This article concludes that Si Kancil should not have been blamed for the difficulties of eradicating corruption in Indonesia. Si Kancil can benefit the cognitive and metacognitive development of Indonesian school children. It is also suggested that Si Kancil, as an Indonesian cultural artifact, should be preserved and indeed celebrated as reading material in Indonesian schools and bedtime storytelling.</em></p><p><em>Pada tahun 2010, Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi (KPK) mendeklarasikan kampanye melawan fabel atau cerita rakyat hewan cerdik yang paling terkenal di Indonesia, Si Kancil. Si Kancil mengajarkan manipulasi dan tipu muslihat kepada anak-anak Indonesia. KPK mendesak agar Si Kancil dihapus dari bahan bacaan untuk anak-anak di sekolah. Artikel ini bertujuan memberikan kajian pustaka berkenaan dengan argumen penghapusan atau pelestarian cerita Si Kancil di sekolah. Metode tinjauan pustaka komparatif dipergunakan dalam rangka membandingkan argumen tentang dampak Si Kancil pada anak-anak. Penelitian menunjukkan bahwa seharusnya Si Kancil tidak dipersalahkan atas sulitnya pemberantasan korupsi di Indonesia. Di sisi lain, dongeng Si Kancil justru dapat bermanfaat bagi perkembangan kognitif dan metakognitif siswa di Indonesia. Malah disarankan agar Si Kancil sebagai artefak budaya Indonesia untuk dilestarikan dan dirayakan sebagai bahan bacaan di sekolah-sekolah Indonesia dan dongeng pengantar tidur.</em></p>
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spelling doaj-art-077d6f7921b74f0b91eae4de720924b42025-01-02T23:50:07ZengJurusan Tadris Bahasa Indonesia, Universitas Islam Negeri Siber Syekh Nurjati Jalan Perjuangan By Pass Sunyaragi Cirebon 45132Indonesian Language Education and Literature2502-22612022-12-018113314710.24235/ileal.v8i1.108903940The Campaign to Remove Si Kancil from Indonesian Schools (Kampanye Hapus Si Kancil dari Sekolah Indonesia)Dipa Nugraha0Suyitno Suyitno1Elisabeth Ashton2Universitas Muhammadiyah SurakartaUniversitas Sebelas MaretBrigham Young University<p><em>In 2010, the Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) declared a campaign against the most well-known trickster fable or folktale in Indonesia, Si Kancil. They urged for Si Kancil’s removal from the reading materials for young children in schools. This article aims to provide a literature review relating to the arguments over the campaign to remove or preserve Si Kancil from Indonesian schools. A comparative literature review is used to compare the arguments over trickster folktales’ impact on children and how Si Kancil was put within this context. This article concludes that Si Kancil should not have been blamed for the difficulties of eradicating corruption in Indonesia. Si Kancil can benefit the cognitive and metacognitive development of Indonesian school children. It is also suggested that Si Kancil, as an Indonesian cultural artifact, should be preserved and indeed celebrated as reading material in Indonesian schools and bedtime storytelling.</em></p><p><em>Pada tahun 2010, Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi (KPK) mendeklarasikan kampanye melawan fabel atau cerita rakyat hewan cerdik yang paling terkenal di Indonesia, Si Kancil. Si Kancil mengajarkan manipulasi dan tipu muslihat kepada anak-anak Indonesia. KPK mendesak agar Si Kancil dihapus dari bahan bacaan untuk anak-anak di sekolah. Artikel ini bertujuan memberikan kajian pustaka berkenaan dengan argumen penghapusan atau pelestarian cerita Si Kancil di sekolah. Metode tinjauan pustaka komparatif dipergunakan dalam rangka membandingkan argumen tentang dampak Si Kancil pada anak-anak. Penelitian menunjukkan bahwa seharusnya Si Kancil tidak dipersalahkan atas sulitnya pemberantasan korupsi di Indonesia. Di sisi lain, dongeng Si Kancil justru dapat bermanfaat bagi perkembangan kognitif dan metakognitif siswa di Indonesia. Malah disarankan agar Si Kancil sebagai artefak budaya Indonesia untuk dilestarikan dan dirayakan sebagai bahan bacaan di sekolah-sekolah Indonesia dan dongeng pengantar tidur.</em></p>https://www.syekhnurjati.ac.id/jurnal/index.php/jeill/article/view/10890fablefolktaletrickster tale
spellingShingle Dipa Nugraha
Suyitno Suyitno
Elisabeth Ashton
The Campaign to Remove Si Kancil from Indonesian Schools (Kampanye Hapus Si Kancil dari Sekolah Indonesia)
Indonesian Language Education and Literature
fable
folktale
trickster tale
title The Campaign to Remove Si Kancil from Indonesian Schools (Kampanye Hapus Si Kancil dari Sekolah Indonesia)
title_full The Campaign to Remove Si Kancil from Indonesian Schools (Kampanye Hapus Si Kancil dari Sekolah Indonesia)
title_fullStr The Campaign to Remove Si Kancil from Indonesian Schools (Kampanye Hapus Si Kancil dari Sekolah Indonesia)
title_full_unstemmed The Campaign to Remove Si Kancil from Indonesian Schools (Kampanye Hapus Si Kancil dari Sekolah Indonesia)
title_short The Campaign to Remove Si Kancil from Indonesian Schools (Kampanye Hapus Si Kancil dari Sekolah Indonesia)
title_sort campaign to remove si kancil from indonesian schools kampanye hapus si kancil dari sekolah indonesia
topic fable
folktale
trickster tale
url https://www.syekhnurjati.ac.id/jurnal/index.php/jeill/article/view/10890
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