Analysis of the Citizenship Education Curriculum in Elementary Schools: Challenges and Opportunities

Abstract

The research method used in this article is the Systematic Literature Review (SLR) method, the author traces the sources of published articles and then filters them according to the predetermined article topic. After searching 20 articles, the author filtered the articles into 10 articles to answer questions that were considered most relevant according to the article topic. From these articles it can be seen that curriculum changes occurred several times starting from the 2006 Curriculum Change to the Education Unit Level Curriculum (KTSP), the 2013 Curriculum (K13), the Competency Based Curriculum (KBK), and the Independent Curriculum. The research results show that the citizenship education curriculum in elementary schools faces various challenges, including a lack of educational resources, conventional teaching methods, and low awareness and participation from students' parents. Apart from that, the challenges of globalization and the development of information technology also put pressure on the relevance of the material taught. On the other hand, there are significant opportunities to increase the effectiveness of citizenship education curricula. Integrating technology in the teaching and learning process, active involvement of the community and parents, as well as developing teaching materials that are relevant to contemporary issues, can be a solution in overcoming existing challenges. This research suggests that there is a need for innovation and adaptation in the curriculum and teaching methods to create citizenship education that is responsive and relevant to current and future needs.