ACHIEVEMENT OF THE EIGHT EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS IN SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOOLS AND ITS IMPACT ON GRADUATES AND SCHOOL ACCREDITATION

Abstract

Education for Children with Special Needs is a mandate of Law Number 20 of 2003 Article 5 paragraph (2) of the National Education System Law. The implementation of education for children with special needs refers to the 8 (Eight) National Education Standards by the Government Regulation of the Republic of Indonesia Number 57 of 2021. In preliminary research, the National Education Standards have been well managed. Furthermore, it is necessary to analyze the relationship between National Education Standards, so that it can be known with certainty the standard that has the most influence on increasing graduate competency and accreditation.

The results of research on 37 special needs schools in Java and Sumatra with 234 respondents show that the National Education Standards that do not have a significant effect on school and graduate accreditation are content standards (prob(0.642), process standards (prob(0.149) ), graduate competency standards (prob 0.564) , and assessment standards (prob 0.125). Standards that affect accreditation and graduates are management standards (regression coefficient: 0.544), financing standards (regression coefficient: -0.312), facilities and infrastructure standards (regression coefficient: 0.191), educators and education staff (regression coefficient: 0.189) So there is a need for government policies related to improving education standards for children with special needs.