Evaluation of Acceleration Program Termination for Gifted Children Learning Needs

Abstract

The enactment of a regulation or law in an education service is determined by the understanding of the authorities in relation to the legal basis. This study aims to evaluate the termination of the acceleration program in schools which is actually held to facilitate the needs of one type of gifted child as part of children with special needs. This research is a qualitative descriptive study. Data collection techniques in this study were interviews, observations, and literature studies. Furthermore, data analysis has been carried out by presenting data that has been reduced, and verification. The legal basis used as the basis for the implementation of acceleration classes were the law, ministerial regulations, and government regulations. In theory, a legal basis can only be stopped with a higher or equal legal basis. The results of this study indicate that the termination of the acceleration program does not use the right legal basis due to the basis for the termination of the acceleration program is a circular letter. At present, different implementations are found in addressing the circular letter. This can be due to differences in the legal basis used in each education unit. Keywords— acceleration program, gifted children, bright children, legal basis