Journal of Education for Sustainability and Diversity

Batik Project for Students with Special Needs to Strength Culture and Suport SDGs

Muchamad Irvan, Cyntia Cakra Wardani, Asep Sunandar, Khofidotur Rofiah — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The Pancasila Student Profiles Strengthening Project, or P5, is a government policy realized through various school projects to instill a good culture in students. This study aims to describe the implementation of P5 for students with special needs. The project carried out is making Batik. This research lasted two months (following the project agenda) at the Sumber Dharma Special School for the junior high school level. The sub-focus in this study includes planning, implementation, evaluation, and party involvement. This research uses a qualitative and descriptive approach with data collection techniques of interviews, observation, and documentary. The results of this study indicate that: 1) Planning for P5 includes forming a team of facilitators, identifying the level of readiness of education units, designing dimensions, themes, and time allocations, and compiling modules; 2) Project Implementation, including project education, practical implementation, and final project exhibition; 3) Evaluation of P5, carried out to determine the project achievement by looking at student's daily activities and reflections on each class; 4) Involvement of parties, which is carried out by collaborating with parents in approving the project activities at the planning stage, and parental support. The supporting factors in implementing P5 are customized planning, a grouping of students, teachers as facilitators, peer tutors, and parents. Meanwhile, the inhibiting factor during the implementation of P5 lies in the limited practice space and inappropriate implementation time.

Government Scholarship Vietnam for International Students

Minh Tri Nguyen — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

This article explores the operations of the Government Scholarship Vietnam program and draws insights from the Kemitraan Negara Berkembang (KNB) Scholarship Indonesia. Both initiatives promote international cooperation and foster human resources development through academic exchanges. Through a comparative analysis of the structures, selection processes, and support mechanisms of these scholarships, this study highlights notable distinctions. It identifies effective strategies implemented by Indonesia that Vietnam could potentially adopt. The findings provide practical recommendations for Vietnam to enhance its scholarship program, thereby advancing its diplomatic, educational, and developmental objectives.

Behavioral Contract Techniques in Reality Group Counseling as an Effort to Reduce Phubbing Behavior in High School Students

Awalya Siska Pratiwi, Arbin Janu Setiyowati — Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

This study aims to examine the effectiveness of the behavior contract technique in reality counseling as an effort to reduce phubbing behavior among high school students. Using a pretest-posttest quantitative research design on a control group, five students who were identified as having high phubbing behavior were selected as research subjects. The data collection instrument used was a validated phubbing behavior scale. The results showed a significant decrease in phubbing scores after the reality group counseling intervention was administered. Statistical analysis using the Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test showed a Z value of -2.023 and a significance of 0.043 and indicated a significant effect of the intervention on reducing phubbing behavior. The findings of this study support the use of reality group counseling as an effective intervention strategy in schools to address phubbing behavior and improve students' psychosocial well-being.