The Indonesian Education for Social Reconstruction, Peace and Justice

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Developing effective principalships
by Doni Koesoema A

Boston College High School is a Jesuit Catholic college-preparatory school for young men founded in 1863. It is a great opportunity for me to learn from this school because it is well known that every Jesuit School brings with them long tradition about academic excellence. Mr. Stephen Hughes, the BC High principal, told me about his efforts to maintain and nurture long tradition of Jesuit academic excellence on education, his role and responsibilities as school leader.

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Albertus, Doni Koesoema. (2007). Pendidikan Karakter : Strategi Mendidik Anak di Zaman Global, Jakarta: Grasindo. 320 hlm.

The book entitled Character Education- Strategy for educating in the Global Age is a general introduction for those who want to know about character education. The book offers the historical perspective, not only from classical education history, but also from modern Indonesian history perspective; it explores the philosophical perspective and its underpinning, and proposing some strategies for practical applications of the program in the school context. The book is aimed for educators, teachers, parents, policy makers and social agencies on education. Click here to continue...

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1. Build character on value-based ruled and modeled by caregivers by Salvatore Simarmata (Jakarta Post, October 04, 2008)

Media Framing and Ideology on NCLB Act
by Doni Koesoema A
"The philosophy behind No Child Left Behind was in return for money there ought to be results.. That's what corporations ask -- if we're going to spend money, are we going to get a return on the money? That's what our schools ought to be asking, too." (George Bush).Click here to continue...