Endah Ratnasari
Indonesia
Endah Ratnasari is a first-year master’s student in Organizational, Leadership, Policy and Development with Comparative and International Development Education track. She is an Indonesian who is pursuing her studies at the University of Minnesota with the support of a Fulbright scholarship. Her interests in education are in the issue of inclusion, gender and young people development. She had a few years of working experience in this topic with an international development agency back then in Indonesia. She co-founded an online platform to increase Indonesian young people’s awareness of taboo issues such as reproductive education and mental health. She loves traveling, watching documentaries, and trying local foods. The US is the 12th country she visited, and she hopes to add more to her list. She would love to engage in any conversation with you and is looking forward to participating in the presentation and discussion.
2024 Presenter, Colloquium on the World's Education System Series
(She/her/hers)
1st Year Master Degree Student
Comparative and International Development Education Program,
Department of Organizational Leadership Policy and Development
Unveiling Indonesia’s diverse high schools: Fostering global educational dialogue
April 6th, 2024 @10:00AM
Indonesia, a vast nation with a population exceeding 270 million, is also home to over five million high school students aged 15 to 18. Within this diverse country, various high school types serve distinct functions under different education systems. As a crucial transition to adulthood, high school plays a pivotal role in supporting students to meet their potentials and preparing them for their future. However, variations in knowledge, character, and capabilities among individuals attending different high schools prompt a critical discussion on the acceptability of these disparities. Limited resources hinder a comprehensive understanding of how Indonesia’s high school system caters to diverse student needs. In the international educational context, universalism view is often emphasized without taking into an account on the other factors such as socio-cultural diversities. This presentation aims to offer international students and individuals beyond Indonesia a deeper understanding of the Indonesian high school system and how it relates to socio-cultural diversities. Additionally, it seeks to foster a dialogue facilitating the exchange of ideas to comprehend the challenges faced by Indonesian high schoolers and collaboratively address educational bottlenecks.