Interdisciplinary Education: The Natural Learning of a Coastal Community in Southeast Sulawesi
Abstract
Coastal communities can adapt to the environment if certain life practices, such as education, are carried out in a sustainable manner. The goal of this paper was to paint a picture of the educational life of children of the Bajo tribe in primary and secondary school, who live on the coast of Wakatobi, Southeast Sulawesi. This interdisciplinary qualitative study used observation techniques to examine educational activities that occur in the daily lives of the Bajo tribe community, as well as interviews with Bajo tribe parents and children about educational activities in the Wakatobi coastal environment. The findings of this study revealed that: (1) the daily activities of the Bajo tribe’s children were depicted as natural adaptations to their environment (coastal), albeit in a limited way. Formal learning activities and learning infrastructure were used to reflect educational limitations. Formal learning in schools was not maximally implemented according to the applicable curriculum; learning facilities were created naturally; and infrastructure was constrained by access and availability of related supporting elements. (2) Interdisciplinary education was illustrated through arbitrary learning activities that took place; children’s communities were more independent; and they showed a close and caring relationship through learning activities with meaning. Based on the characteristics of their residential area (coast), the learning moment occurred by opening up to external communicative interactions, but it was very limited.
Keywords: interdisciplinary education, natural learning, coastal communities, Bajo tribe
References
[1] “Pemerintah Provinsi Sulawesi Tenggara.” http://www.sultraprov.go.id/?profile= history&ref=47e24c3d478701f77c44252d90bcd184
[2] L. S. Rahayu, “Sosial Budaya Suku Bajo di Pulau Sapeken Kecamatan Sapeken Kabupaten Sumenep Tahun 2010-2018,” Aug. 2019.
[3] S. Mukramin, “Strategi Bertahan Hidup: Masyarakat Pesisir Suku Bajo Di Kabupaten Kolaka Utara,” Walasuji : Jurnal Sejarah dan Budaya, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 175–186, Jun. 2018, doi: 10.36869/wjsb.v9i1.29.
[4] M. Obie, “Perubahan Sosial Pada Komunitas Suku Bajo Di Pesisir Teluk Tomini,” Al-Tahrir: Jurnal Pemikiran Islam, vol. 16, no. 1, p. 153, Jun. 2016, doi: 10.21154/altahrir. v16i1.377.
[5] J. O. W. Poedjowibowo, Djajeng, “Permukiman Suku Bajo Di Desa Tumbak Kecamatan Posumaen Kabupaten Minahasa Tenggara,” Nov. 2016.
[6] I. M. K. A. Dharma, A. J. Ladianto, and W. O. N. Hamundu, “Wujud Kearifan Lokal Masyarakat Suku Bajo Terhadap Orientasi Bangunan Pemukiman Dalam Merespons Iklim Tropis,” in Seminar Nasional Teknologi Terapan Berbasis Kearifan Lokal, 2017, vol. 1, no. 1.
[7] A. Hamzah Jurusan Penyuluhan Pertanian Fakultas Pertanian Universitas Halu Oleo Kendari, M. Jurusan Agribisnis Fakultas Pertanian Universitas Halu Oleo Kendari, A. Jurusan Agribisnis Fakultas Pertanian Universitas Halu Oleo Kendari, and A. Gafaruddin, “Modernisasi Alat Tangkap pada Nelayan Bajo (Sebuah Studi pada Nelayan Suku Bajo di Desa Latawe Kabupaten Muna Barat Provinsi Sulawesi Tenggara),” Bpsosek, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 30–35, 2019, doi: 10.33772/bpsosek.v37i1.5905.
[8] W. William, Research Methods in Education, Fith Editi. United States of America: Cambridge University Press, 1991.
[9] and A. S. S. Aisa Lamane, A. Fatchiya, “Bajonesse Fisher’s Behaviour in Utilizing Sustainable the Mangrove Forest in Bungku Selatan, Morowali District,” Jupe, vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 24–239, 2020.
[10] & N. Rustan, R., Surya, B., “Adaptasi dan Perubahan Sosial Kehidupan Suku Bajo (Studi Kasus Suku Bajo Kelurahan Bajoe Kecamatan Tanete Riattang Timur Kabupaten Bone),” Urban and Regional Studies Journal, vol. 1(1), p. 31-37, 2018.
[11] M. Ali, “Mengkomunikasikan Pendidikan dan Melestarikan Kearifan Lokal Orang Bajo,” INFERENSI, vol. 11, no. 1, p. 187, Jun. 2017, doi: 10.18326/infsl3.v11i1.187-206.
[12] H. Herman, “Pola Pendidikan Islam pada Anak Masyarakat Suku Bajo di KotaKendari,” 2014.
[13] W. Ode et al., “Potret Sosial Budaya Masyarakat Suku Bajo Sampela Di Kabupaten Wakatobi,” Hasil Pemikiran dan Penelitian, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 341–356, Nov. 2019.