The Curriculum 2013 Implementation in Vocational High Schools in the Special Region of Yogyakarta

Abstract

Generally, vocational high schools in the Special Region of Yogyakarta have implemented Curriculum 2013in the learning process. This study aims at obtaining a depiction of the Curriculum 2013 implementation by conducting a survey on vocational high school teachers in the Yogyakarta province as the research sample. The data were collected through a variation of survey, documentation, and interviews; and analyzed descriptively. The findings suggest that the implementation of Curriculum 2013 in vocational high schools can be assessed in three components, namely the conformity between Curriculum 2013 and the vocational high schools, the curriculum implementation, as well as the motivation and support of the school. The first component reveals a high percentage with 82.53%, while the second and last components have relatively low and moderate percentage, with 75.63% and 78.80%, respectively.