“Tri Hita Karana” and the Morality of Sustainable Vocational Education

Abstrak / Ringkasan

The main aims of Indonesian vocational education implicit in Constitution of the Republic of
Indonesia Year 1945 are to build a balanced society for social harmony and progress, contribute to the
harmony and the preservation of the environment, preserve cultural values, strengthen national identity
and the wise use of natural resources, and effectively commit to continual improvement of the quality
of labour. Tri Hita Karana as three source of harmonies is an ideology that directs the balance of life
and harmony between humans and God, among humans, and between humans and the environment.
As an ideology, Tri Hita Karana is a unified whole, synergistic, integral and systemic. Tri Hita
Karana is used as the basis for the management and development of Balinese culture. When seen as
offering an approach to the development of vocational education, Tri Hita Karana directs the moral
foundation of sustainable vocational education in local, national, regional and global contexts. Tri
Hita Karana also provides core values as a moral foundation in vocational education to strengthen the integrity and identity of the Indonesian people in building a sustainable vocational education as part of the sustainable development. The aim of this presentation is to introduce Tri Hita Karana, discuss its key teachings and emphasise its important role in working towards a sustainable Indonesian vocational education.

Key word: Tri Hita Karana, Sustainable development, Sustainable vocational education

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