Transformation of Pancasila and Citizenship Education from the 1962 Curriculum to the Independent Curriculum

Abstract

The aim of this research is to describe the transformation and material of Pancasila and Citizenship education from the 1962 curriculum to the Merdeka curriculum. This research applies descriptive type qualitative research methods, using a literature study approach. The research results show that the transformation of Pancasila and Citizenship Education has undergone changes, namely in 1962, 1968, 1975, 1994, 2004, 2006, 2013, the Merdeka Curriculum. Curriculum development has become an important means in efforts to improve the quality of education, where curriculum development policies reflect the level of the quality of a country's education. Future education must be planned to address the expectations and challenges arising from change, with a sustainable education system, from preschool to higher education. The Pancasila and Citizenship Education (PPKn) curriculum in Indonesia has developed dynamically, which in principle is adapted to the needs and vision and mission of the government which influences national education curriculum policy.