THE CHANGES OF NATIONAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NAMES IN KENDARI: ANTHROPOLOGICAL STUDY
Abdul Jalil, Raemon, Ashmarita, Hasniah
lecturer in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Halu Oleo
Abstract
This paper discussed the naming nomenclature of the State Elementary School in Kendari which was initially based on territorial. However, through the Peoples Representative Council and Kendari City Government regulations, the naming of elementary school is no longer based on zoning. This name change, at first glance, is very easy to mention because it only mentions from 1 to 106 in the city of Kendari. However, saving problems later on, especially for parents and the local community because it is related to the collective knowledge received. In addition to eliminating historical and cultural values on the establishment of certain SDNs, there is also a cultural shock that tends to be biased. At first glance, it is easy to remember because only numbers 1,2,3 and so on but at the same time a generation or community who understands well the name of a certain elementary school based on sub-district which was suddenly changed by numbering would certainly have difficulty finding the location of the elementary school. This research was a qualitative descriptive study. Data was collected through the Peoples Representative Council of Kendari regulations and confirmation to several communities related to the change of name on the SDN to be then analyzed properly. The hypothesis was the change in the name of the elementary school in Kendari, some accept it and some reject it, even eliminates the local historical and cultural values.
Keywords: anthropological study, the change of elementary school name, cultural identity, kendari
Topic: Culture