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European Journal of Special Education Research ISSN: 2501 - 2428 ISSN-L: 2501 - 2428 Available on-line at: www.oapub.org/edu Volume 2 │ Issue 4 │ 2017 doi: 10.5281/zenodo.839353 THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CURRICULUM 2013 IN HANDICAP CHILDREN AT SLB D YPAC SURAKARTA, INDONESIA Ika Sukowati1i, Nunuk Suryani2, Munawir Yusuf3 Pascasarjana Pendidikan Luar Biasa, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Indonesia Abstract: Curriculum 2013 is the development of the previous curriculum but emphasized on the improvement and balance between soft skills and hard skills that involve aspects of attitude, knowledge, and skill competencies. The implementation of Curriculum 2013 is not only applied to regulars schools or public schools but also special schools. The purpose of this study is to describe the implementation of the Curriculum 2013, the role of teachers, and the obstacles faced in the implementation of Curriculum 2013 against the children with disabilities in SLB D YPAC Surakarta. The result of this research can be concluded that 1) Implementation of Curriculum 2013 on the children with disabilities in SLB D YPAC Surakarta cannot be said perfect and there is some curriculum concept that used before. In this 2016/2017 school year almost all classes apply the Curriculum 2013 as a guide to the curriculum of learning, only the 12th grade still using KTSP, 2) the role of teachers in showing that teachers in the learning program already Make a set of learning such as annual program, semester program, details Effective weeks, and lesson plans (RPP). In addition, teachers who have a role as educators also guide students in learning that apply Curriculum 2013 identical to the scientific approach, teachers try to apply this scientific approach to children withdrawal even in the application has not run maximally because of the obstacles that accompany the child's impulsiveness, 3) problem faced with incomplete textbooks and students, inadequate educational media and a lack of understanding of teachers about the preparation of learning sequences based on the Curriculum 2013. Copyright © The Author(s). All Rights Reserved. © 2015 – 2017 Open Access Publishing Group 76 Ika Sukowati, Nunuk Suryani, Munawir Yusuf THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CURRICULUM 2013 IN HANDICAP CHILDREN AT SLB D YPAC SURAKARTA, INDONESIA Keywords: implementation, curriculum 2013, special education, disabilities, children Introduction According to Tirtarahardja (2005: 33), Education is defined as the activities of cultural inheritance from one generation to another generation. The purpose of education contains an image of good, noble, proper, true, and beautiful values for life. The purpose of education has two functions: to provide direction to all educational activities and is something to be achieved by all educational activities (Tirtarahardja, 2005: 37). National education aims to develop students' potential to become a man of faith and devoted to God Almighty, noble, healthy, knowledgeable, skilled, creative, and responsible for educating the nation (Act No. 20 of 2003). The development and changes that occur in the life of society, nation, and state in Indonesia cannot be separated from the influence of global change, the development of science and technology and art and culture. This ongoing development and change demand the need to improve the national education system including the refinement of the curriculum to bring about a society that is able to compete and adapt to the changing times. The curriculum is important in the implementation of education because the curriculum is one element that can make a significant contribution to realize the process of developing the potential quality of learners. The curriculum is a planning document that contains the objectives to be achieved, the content of the material and the learning experience that must be done by the students, the strategies and ways that can be developed, evaluations designed to gather information about the achievement of objectives, and the implementation of documents designed in the form of real (Sanjaya in Yani, 2014: 6). For downloading the full article, please access the following link: http://oapub.org/edu/index.php/ejse/issue/view/61 European Journal of Special Education Research - Volume 2 │ Issue 4 │ 2017 77