The Reconstruction of Indigenous Science into Scientific Knowledge in the Natural Color Process from Lurik Klaten
Zaimatu Sholihah, Suciati, Prabang Setyono

Faculty of Education, Sebelas Maret University
Jl. Ir. Sutami No. 36, Kentingan, Jebres, Surakarta City, Central Java, Indonesia
zaimatusholihah[at]student.uns.ac.id


Abstract

Science learning in schools tends to focus on teach 21st century competencies without lifting local wisdom. Even though, local wisdom-based learning is more suitable with regional characteristics and students daily life experiences and also support sustainability cultural diversity. The reconstruction of indegenous science into scientific knowledge will show the part of local wisdom that is suitable for science learning. This research was aimed to reconstruct indigenous science into scientific knowledge from process of natural color that was conducted on comunity of Lurik Klaten in Pedan and Cawas Subdistrict, Klaten Regency, Central Java, Indonesia. The outform of this research were numbers of scientific knowledge from the result of indigenous science reconstruction that was based on society culture about the process of natural color. The expected benefit of this research was to be the contextual educational resource for teacher of science on the school. The method of this research was qualitative descriptive through visceral interview, direct observation and document study about traditional process of natural color. The research focus on natural color production especially on knowledge of traditional lurik craftsman related to the raw materials of natural color and also the process of coloring lurik. The obtained data were analyzed, verified, and constructed into scientific knowledge and were interpreted to get meaningful information. The conclusion was that there were five indigenous science from the natural color production which could be reconstructed into scientific knowledge and also appropriate with several competence in science education

Keywords: natural color, lurik klaten, indigenous science, scientific knowledge

Topic: ESD in Science Education

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