This study aims to implement a deep learning-based Biology learning model that integrates ethnopedagogical approaches and local wisdom values to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), specifically SDG 4 (quality education), SDG 13 (climate change), and SDG 15 (preservation of terrestrial ecosystems). The research method uses a quantitative approach with a pre-experimental design (one-group pretest-posttest) because the data are preliminary and the study is still in the research and development stage. The study subjects were students from a private high school in Bandung City, which has a rich local culture and high biodiversity. Data collection instruments included cognitive tests, affective and psychomotor observation sheets, and an ecological awareness questionnaire. The study found a significant increase in students' cognitive, affective, and psychomotor skills following the implementation of the learning model. In addition, culture-based learning succeeded in fostering meaningful connections between Biology concepts and traditional community practices. This study concludes that the implementation of the learning model shows great potential to shape students who are ecologically aware and rooted in cultural values. The integration of immersive learning and ethnopedagogy offers an innovative alternative in biology education that is locally relevant yet globally impactful. This research is still in its developmental stage and therefore uses pre-experimental methods.
The current constitutional governance faces a challenge of accommodating institutional diversity within the Indonesia’s structure as a unitary state. While many studies have examined asymmetric decentralization to be a mechanism for reconciling the national integration with regional autonomy, its operation at micro-institutional level remains underexplored. One of such phenomena is the existence of so-called Keuchik in Aceh. This study examines the legal status of the Keuchik within Aceh’s gampong (village) governance, where state administrative authority intersects with custom-based legitimacy. Employing a normative-empirical approach that integrated doctrinal legal analysis, socio-legal perspectives, and qualitative juridical evaluation, the study analyzed the statutory frameworks, legal doctrines, and governance practices that were applicable to the Keuchik’s authority. It was found that the Keuchik possessed dual legitimacy as both a state administrative authority and a customary community leader. This reflected the institutional interaction between constitutional authority and customary norms. Based on these findings, it was conceptualized that the Keuchik was a Hybrid Autonomous Local Authority (HALA), representing a micro-institutional manifestation of asymmetric decentralization and legal pluralism. The HALA framework demonstrated that institutional hybridity could indeed accommodate differentiated local authority without undermining the coherence of the unitary state. This conceptualization contributed to both constitution and decentralization theories. At the same time, it rendered the regulatory harmonization to strengthen the institutional autonomy and adaptive governance of the gampong unnecessary.
The removal of the Functional Group Delegates (Utusan Golongan) from the institutional structure of the People’s Consultative Assembly (Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat, hereinafter “MPR”) following Indonesia’s constitutional amendments of 1999–2002 warrants reconsideration regarding its consistency with the founding ideals of independence. While many studies have examined changes to the MPR’s constitutional status and authority, limited attention has been given to the abolition of Utusan Golongan as a matter of constitutional and functional representation. This study aims to analyze the constitutional significance of UG and the urgency of reintroducing and repositioning it within the MPR. Using normative juridical research methods, the study concludes that Utusan Golongan in the original 1945 Constitution reflected the ideals of inclusivity, pluralism, and comprehensive representation of the Indonesian people, which were diminished after its removal. Therefore, reintroducing and repositioning Utusan Golongan are necessary to strengthen constitutional democracy and functional representation in the manifestation of popular sovereignty.
Notarial practice is often understood as a formal process of drafting and authenticating deeds. However, the increasing complexity of civil legal relations indicates that notaries also play an important communicative role by clarifying legal meaning, facilitating agreement, and preventing future disputes. This study addresses three research questions: how communication patterns are constructed when notaries act as negotiators in civil law administration; which negotiation strategy principles are used to facilitate legal agreements; and how these patterns support legal certainty, legal protection, and dispute prevention. This study employed a qualitative descriptive approach within the tradition of library research. The data consisted of statutory regulations, legal documents, academic books, journal articles, and prior studies on notarial practice, civil law administration, negotiation, and legal communication. Carl Hovland’s persuasive communication theory served as the analytical framework, focusing on the elements of the communicator, message, channel, and audience. The findings show that notaries function not only as deed-making officials but also as neutral legal communicators who receive, clarify, and translate the parties’ intentions into binding legal instruments. Effective notarial communication requires credibility, legal competence, ethical neutrality, clarity of message, appropriate communication channels, and sensitivity to the parties’ legal literacy and social context. In PPJB negotiations, unclear clauses on payment, default, penalties, and compensation may create legal uncertainty and disputes. Therefore, notarial communication has a preventive function by strengthening informed consent, evidentiary reliability, legal certainty, and trust among the parties.
Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh rendahnya motivasi dan partisipasi peserta didik dalam pembelajaran menulis teks eksplanasi pada Fase C di SDN Karangjaya II. Kondisi tersebut dipengaruhi oleh penggunaan metode pembelajaran konvensional yang kurang melibatkan peserta didik secara aktif dan belum memanfaatkan media digital secara optimal. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan penerapan metode gamifikasi dengan media Canva dalam pembelajaran menulis teks eksplanasi, menganalisis pengaruhnya terhadap kemampuan menulis, serta mengetahui peningkatan motivasi dan partisipasi peserta didik setelah penerapan metode tersebut. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode quasi-experiment dengan desain nonequivalent control group design. Populasi penelitian adalah seluruh peserta didik Fase C di SDN Karangjaya II. Sampel penelitian terdiri atas satu kelas sebagai kelas eksperimen yang diberi perlakuan metode gamifikasi dengan media Canva dan satu kelas sebagai kelas kontrol yang menggunakan metode ekspositori. Teknik pengumpulan data meliputi tes kemampuan menulis teks eksplanasi (tes awal dan tes akhir), angket motivasi dan partisipasi peserta didik, serta dokumentasi. Teknik analisis data dilakukan menggunakan uji statistik dengan bantuan program SPSS 25. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa nilai signifikansi uji statistik lebih kecil dari 0,05, yang berarti Ha diterima dan H0 ditolak. Dengan demikian, dapat disimpulkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan penerapan metode gamifikasi dengan media Canva terhadap kemampuan menulis teks eksplanasi peserta didik. Selain itu, penerapan metode gamifikasi dengan media Canva juga terbukti mampu meningkatkan motivasi dan partisipasi peserta didik dalam pembelajaran menulis teks eksplanasi pada Fase C di SDN Karangjaya II.
