Education in the Grasp of Covid-19
M. Zaenul Muttaqin, Ilham, Usman Idris

Cenderawasih University

Abstract

This research aims to find relevation freedom of learning by Paulo Freire in Kampus Merdeka program and pandemic context. The betterment of the education policy within this program has offered many transformations from conventional to a gap of education system which puts greater emphasis on the use of technology. The research tries to see the dispatch of this program amid the grip of Covid-19 through a qualitative approach with an interpretive method case study method. Design of this research use literature review. Literature review collect and analysis the primary data from literature sources such as journals, books, similar texts. Secondary data comes from supporting data connected to the research theme. The concept of merdeka belajar which was later included in kampus merdeka system was actually an investigation of the humanist education concept formed by Paulo Freire. The online learning process is executed in the masse by all universities. The presence of physical distancing confirms digital technology as the only lever for educational sustainability. In the new normal era, the humanist education found orientation again. The new normal policy opens the season for collegiate actors to convey offline teaching and learning activities with social distancing as a reference. Dialogic-transformative and action are manifested by consensus concerning the lecture method between lecturers and students. In era new normal and uncertainty over the pandemic, the goverment has to periodic evaluation of digital learning system, and ensure equal subsidy for all educational stakeholder.

Keywords: Policy, Education, Covid-19, Freedom of Learning

Topic: Education