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schools. The examples of these obstacles competence” (Faridah, 2014, p. 11). The
were found in the experimented schools of teachers are demanded to understand the
2013 Curriculum and they were the lack of 2013 Curriculum in overall so that the learn-
teachers’ manual and students’ manual and ing process within the curriculum might be
the difficult elaboration from Core Com- implemented appropriately.
petence and the Fundamental Competence Several analyses toward the philoso-
into the Indicators. Another fundamental phical foundation of 2013 Curriculum have
problem was also suggested by the Ministry been conducted. The results of a study by
of Education and Culture (2015, p.14) in Hasan (2013), in his analysis, found that
the 2015-2019 Strategic Planning, namely there has been eclectic paradigm within the
there had been a symptom that the learning philosophical foundation of 2013 Curricu-
participants’ characters and the nation’s lum namely perennialism, essentialism, hu-
identity would be fading. manism, progressivism and social recon-
Based on a study by Faridah (2014), a struction. Kusuma (2013), on the other
young researcher in the education study hand, analyzed the components that have
program of the Social Welfare Domain in been found in the 2013 Curriculum namely
the Center of Information and Data Review the component of objective, of content, of
and Manipulation, the Secretariat General method and of evaluation and these four
of the Republic of Indonesia (Bidang Kesejah- components are interrelated.
teraan Sosial Pusat Pengkajian Pengolahan Data These findings have also been sup-
dan Informasi, P3DI Setjen RI), until 2014 ported by the results of an analysis by Wi-
the Government has targeted to train 1.3 nataputera (2014a); in his study, he found
million teachers. In practice, there have that the 2013 Curriculum has contained
been 283,000 teachers who have been train- several underlying philosophical paradigms
ed (Faridah, 2014, p. 10). Figure 2 displays namely perennialism, progressivism, essen-
the percentage of teachers trained. tialism and reconstructivism. Similarly, Al
Faris (2013) suggested that the essence of
The number of
00
2013 Curriculum has been to improve the
teachers who have
been trained basis of change in the learning participants’
attitude, knowledge and skills for the sake
20,30% of creating good educational characters.
The 2013 Curriculum has incorporative
eclectic philosophical foundation, which
means taking good elements from the
79,70% schools of national educational philosophy.
Subandi (2013) in his study suggested that
the essential change within the implemen-
The number of
targeted teachers tation of 2013 Curriculum has been the use
of scientific learning approach and authen-
Figure 2. The Percentage of the Teachers ticity-based assessment that encourages the
who have been Provides with the process rather than the results. Hanif (2014)
2013 Curriculum Training in his article regarding the review toward
the philosophical foundation of 2013 Curri-
Further, she explains that; “There are culum suggested that explicitly the 2013
many teachers who have not understood Curriculum has been based on multiple
the curriculum due to several lacks in the fundaments of philosophical schools and
training process the training period that has educational philosophy schools. However,
been too short and the training method that in terms of in-depth review, the 2013 Cur-
has been focused primarily on the lecture, riculum has prioritized more on the learning
the theory and the quality of the instructor’s materials distribution, which includes know-
the author’s paradigm. The meaning that ing paradigm in the philosophical education
had been interpreted was not apart of the the researchers would refer to the text of
author’s intention. Afterwards, the research- the philosophical foundation of 2013 Curri-
ers paid attention to the fitness between the culum. Based on this text, the researchers
text and the author’s intention and to would trace the paradigm of the educational
whether this intention had reached the philosophy that had been contained in the
reader under the same understanding or curriculum. Through the interpretation, the
not. There were several steps that should be researchers would also trace the school of
taken care of in conducting an interpreta- the educational philosophy that had been
tion. According to Ricoeur (Ghasemi, contained in the philosophical foundation
Taghinejad, Kabiri, & Imani, 2011, p. 1624), of 2013 Curriculum.
there were three steps that might be taken In conducting the evaluation within
in understanding a text (see Figure 4.) the study, the researchers assigned six cri-
teria of good philosophical foundation
within a curriculum according to Hopkin
Text
(Ornstein & Hunkins, 2004, p. 38) and these
criteria were: (1) clarity; (2) consistency with
the fact; (3) consistency with experience; (4)
consistency with other beliefs; (5) utility;
Interpreter Reader and (6) simplicity. These criteria would be
elaborated as follows.
Clarity
Figure 3. The Relationship among the Three
Elements in an Interpretation, This criterion was assigned in order
to view whether the philosophical founda-
tion of 2013 Curriculum had formulated
clearly the educational objectives or not and
to view how far the philosophical founda-
tion of 2013 Curriculum had facilitated the
learning participants.
Consistency with the Fact
This criterion was assigned in order
to view whether the philosophical founda-
tion of 2013 Curriculum had described edu-
cational success, academic and non-acade-
mic success and existing social facts or not.
Consistency with Experience
This criterion was assigned in order
Figure 4. Ricoeur’s Theory of Text to view whether the 2013 Curriculum had
Interpretation (2011) been based on the experiences that the
students went through or not and to view
Interpretation had been a meaning whether these experiences had been in
identification and interpretation had been accordance to the curriculum development
implemented in order to understand the over the years or not.
components that had been contained within
the documents of the philosophical foun- Consistency with other Beliefs
dation of 2013 Curriculum. The results of This criterion was assigned in order
this interpretation would be traced based on to view whether the 2013 Curriculum had
the underlying theory or educational philo- been in accordance to the religious values in
sophy. Then, in order to analyze the exist- Indonesia or not.
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in doing so, the six religions that had been through the educational process these po-
the faith among the believers became the tentials would be discovered. Through the
developing religious values in the middle of educational process, the potentials that had
the society. The diverse religions provided been innate became the main capital that
freedom for the believers of each religion to should be developed by the learning partici-
perform their own prayer. The religion edu- pants. Discovering the learning participants’
cation that had been developed in the curri- potentials through the learning process in-
culum delivered the learning participants cluded the overall potentials namely the
into an individual of religion in order that academic potentials or the learning partici-
they might establish nobility as the appli- pants’ intellectuality, attitude and skills; as a
cation of their piety and faith. result, the learning participants’ potentials
The curriculum development was would be optimally developed.
conducted in order to provide flexibility The potentials that the learning par-
toward the learning participants so that they ticipants possessed became their skills as a
might develop knowledge, creativity, inde- cultural heir. Their academic capacity, their
pendence and democracy. The knowledge, skills and their attitude should be developed
creativity and independence had been ad- in accordance to the cultural transfer. In
justed to the demand and the development other words, all of these potentials should
of the century without abandoning the be wrapped into a cultural introduction
cultural values within the development of from one generation to another and the
the knowledge, creativity and independency. cultural introduction should be conducted
Similar situation also applied in the devel- through the potentials that each learning
opment of democratic values; the learning participant had. The learning participants’
participants were expected to understand potentials might be developed in accordance
their rights as a citizen. The values of to the learning process that they experience.
democracy and responsibility that had been Through the education that had been in
manifested and that had been turned into accordance to discovering their potentials,
the culture among the society were absorb- the teachers might develop the good cha-
ed and developed in the learning process racters so that the good characters might
through the curriculum so that the learning become the culture among the society.
participants might understand and apply The learning participants should not
these values into their societal life. only play their role as a cultural heir but also
The achievement of the educational as a cultural developer. Within the process
objectives through the curriculum that had of cultural transfer from one generation to
been developed was a dynamic aspect. Such another, certainly the society conditions or
achievement should be based on the edu- situations by the time the learning partici-
cational objectives that had been formulat- pants attended the education would be
ed and the nation’s cultural values that had different than those of the next generation.
been contained within the curriculum. The This situation would influence the cultural
curriculum that had been developed and development; each individual had different
that would be implemented should not be potentials and the same thing also applied
apart of the nation’s interests in the future. for each generation. Therefore, the cultural
development should pay attention to this
Referring to the Fact that Education had been a development without abandoning the gene-
Process of Developing the Learning Participants’ ral culture that had been possessed.
Potentials
Referring to the Fact that Education had been based
Learning participants as the final on the Nation’s Culture and Experience in the Past
destination of an educational process were
The elaboration on this point was
individuals with potentials. Each learning
related to the above point, namely the
participant had different capacity; certainly,
learning participants as a cultural heir or a
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cultural developer. Education studied the tivational encouragement for the learning
culture that had been developed in the past participants in pursuing any achievement
in order to develop the deep-rooted and that would be better than the previous
existing values among the society. The generations. The provision of in-depth ma-
noble values that had been developed terials for the learning participants should
among the society would be reviewed in not be limited solely on the cultural devel-
order to define whether these values had opment; instead, the provision of in-depth
been in accordance to the present learning materials should be expanded to the poli-
participants’ situations or not. The sub- tical development, the social change, the
stantial values still became the basis of the economic growth, the scientific develop-
adjustment toward the paradigm that had ment and the technological development.
been developed in order that the intended All of these aspects influenced the educatio-
values might be adjusted to the society nal development and this aspect should be
conditions and situations. understood by the learning participants as a
Education helped the learning parti- cohesive relationship within the societal life
cipants to understand the experiences that development.
this nation had gone through from one The educational materials were relat-
generation to another. The past experiences ed to the societal life setting that served as
became the basis of alignment toward the an application for the learning participants.
educational development in the future. In All of the materials that had been attained
other words, the understanding toward the were the development of any knowledge
culture should be brought about altogether that had been applied into their life so that
with the academic understanding or the the learning participants might understand
academic capacity, the skills and the attitude their position as an individual. By under-
that each learning participant had. In the standing the social, the cultural and the
past, the culture had been developed along political development, the learning partici-
with the education that had been imple- pants were expected to be able to place
mented. The education in the present time themselves as the members of their society.
should review the cultural values and de- Referring to the fact that education had been
velop the values in accordance to the pre- adjusted to the life of the learning participants as an
sent education. Similarly, by aligning to the individual, a society member and a citizen
past experiences the teachers might predict
the cultural development in accordance to The education that the learning par-
the three aspects that the learning parti- ticipants have attained in the present time
cipants had for the sake of their future. has been a continuous process. The twelve
year-education period had been compulsory
Referring to the Fact that Education had been for the learning participants. During the
Basis of the Nation’s Life Continuity educational process, the knowledge that the
learning participants had attained in the
Education had been a reflection of a
present time or during the learning process
nation’s success and the development of a
would be different in the future. The science
nation’s noble values had been one the
that they had learned was expected to en-
desires that should be achieved through the
courage the learning participants to be able
education. The noble values that became
to overcome the future challenges, especial-
the society characters and cultures should
ly after the learning participants had com-
be continuously maintained and developed.
pleted their educational process.
The materials that had been delivered
The provision that the learning par-
to the learning participants were completed
ticipants attained included the materials of
with the description of the nation’s success
knowledge, skills and attitudes; this provi-
that had been attained in the past. Such
sion was expected to encompass their needs
achievement in the past would be a mo-
in the future. Therefore, the Graduates
Competence Standards had been formulat- been a process of establishing the attitudes
ed in each educational degree and these and the characters.
standards should be developed into the cur- The achievement of the nation’s atti-
riculum and the learning materials in each tudes and characters establishment had been
degree. These standards were expected to one of the main points that should be pur-
provide sufficient provision for the learning sued and this achievement should be em-
participants in the future so that they might bedded among the learning participants. The
have competitive edge and capacity that had achievement of the nation’s attitudes and
been adjusted to the future conditions and characters establishment included the proc-
situations. As a result, the life of the learn- ess of developing the knowledge that had
ing participants would be better. been attained and of the culture that had
been in existence among the learning parti-
Establishing Referring to the cipants’ societal environment. Then, the
and
developing
fact that
education had
process of developing the nation’s attitudes
the nation’s
attitude and
Essentialism
been based on
the nation’s
and characters were apparent in the inter-
civilization or
the nation’s
culture and
experience in the
action between the learning participants and
character past their social environment. Therefore, the
values within the interaction should be de-
Developing
the curriculum
Perennialism Referring to the
fact that education
veloped into the characters of the learning
based on the had been basis of participants in specific and of the nation in
nation’s the nation’s life
culture continuity general.
Existentialism
Developing the Curriculum based on the Nation’s
Culture
Referring to Referring to the
the fact that
education had
Progressivis
m
fact that education
had been adjusted There were two philosophical para-
been a process
of developing
to the life of the
learning digms that became the basis of the second
the learning
participants’ Reconstructio
participants as an
individual, a
point, namely perennialism and essential-
potentials nism society member
and a citizen
ism. The perennialism that lied in the se-
cond point was found in the cultural values
Figure 5. The Interpretation toward the Six that served as the source of curriculum de-
Main Points in the Philosophical velopment. The culture that was developed
Foundation of 2013 Curriculum in among the society had been a proven mat-
Relation to the Paradigm of ter and had been passed down from one
Educational Philosophy generation to another. In accordance to the
statement, Winataputera (2014a) stated,
Those are the six main points that “Noble values are the ones that the pre-
had been interpreted that they might be vious generation has considered good and
reviewed as the philosophical thought in the an education that preserves these values is
philosophical foundation of 2013 Curricu- the education that preserves the conception
lum. The interpretation toward the six main of perennialism; therefore, in our curricu-
points would be displayed in the Figure 5. lum we have the Pancasila Education since
we have been holding onto that perennial
Establishing and Developing the Nation’s Attitude view.”
and Civilization or the Nation’s Character Then, essentialism lied in the impor-
Essentialism was found in the above tant position of a curriculum. Curriculum
paradigm in terms of cultural inheritance contained the materials that should be dis-
characteristics; this paradigm had been very tributed to the learning participants. Each
important. Essentialism had an orientation educational degree had different curriculum
toward the past as the learning participants’ structure, which consisted of lessons and
provision. Cultural inheritance itself had time allocation that the learning participants
should attend. In accordance to the state- The potentials that the learning participants
ment, Alkaf (2013) suggested, “The learning had, later on, were expected to be the
materials of essentialism should be deter- association or the knowledge-inheriting link
mined and the list of learning contents in among the different generations.
this materialism should be provided to the The process of discovering the learn-
teachers.” Furthermore, Winataputera ing participants’ potentials and of conduct-
(2014b) stated, “In the curriculum we have ing the learning process by means of several
the demands of being critical, being creative methods that the teachers, as a facilitator,
and being scientific. Since we have the applied would provide a space for the learn-
terms being scientific, it means our curricu- ing participants to discover their potentials
lum will highly regard the view of essential- individually. Each learning participants had
ism. Essentialism in terms of philosophical different knowledge and capacity.
education means in the world human beings The existing difference among learn-
does have the noble values but these noble ing participants provided different learning
values referred to the values in the stan- variations; in order to facilitate the diffe-
dardized science. Therefore, the duty of a rence, there should be the progressivism
curriculum in the society becomes the within the practice. In accordance to the
means to transform the science; as a result, statement, Winataputera (2014a) suggested,
the birth of a lesson-based curriculum still “According to progressivism, our education
demands the essentialism.” does not only have the science and the
The curriculum development became noble values but also empty children who
the curriculum structure or the curriculum have not discovered any potentials. These
content; this structure or content had the children do not live in an empty space with
scientific values that would be divided into the science and the noble values but,
several lessons. Each lesson had each instead, they live within the culture of a
achievement that should be pursued and the society. Therefore, they should be educated
achievement should be formulated into the in order to be useful in their environment.”
learning objectives of each lesson. Accord- Furthermore, through this point it
ing to Hasan (2014), essentialism developed was also developed a learning method that
intellectuality based on the review toward provided freedom toward the learning parti-
the study program of each discipline; there- cipants namely the scientific learning. This
fore, the curriculum would like to imply learning method encouraged the learning
that each lesson should teach the discipline. participants to be active in observing, in
The steady scientific lessons should be de- asking, in experimenting, in reasoning and
signed and be delivered toward the learning in communicating their opinion.
participants. The scientific method habituated the
learning participants to pursue the higher
The Fact that Education had been a Process of order thinking skills and to manipulate their
Developing the Learning Participants’ Potentials reasoning manner in order that they would
The paradigm of existentialism and be able to develop their creative ideas sys-
progressivism lied in this point. The exis- tematically. The observation that the learn-
tentialism took participation in becoming ing participants conducted toward an object
the basis of this point because the learning would certainly stimulate further questions
participants served as the main source. Edu- regarding the object. The questions that had
cation had been developed so that the learn- arisen would trigger the learning participants
ing participants might discover their poten- to create a hypothesis about the object. All
tials in terms of intellectuality, attitude and of these activities then would be wrapped
skills. The education had been implemented into a communicative dialogue so that the
in grade level was expected to discover all discovery of the learning participants’ talents
potentials that the learning participants had. and potentials might be conducted optimally.
Referring to the Fact that Education had been based rience within the nation’s culture and strug-
on the Nation’s Culture and Experience in the Past gle that had been developed, including the
The nation’s culture and experience spirit of Pancasila, might be studied and be
in the past might be a stepping stone in developed among the learning participants.
designing the education since the traditional
Referring to the Fact that Education had been
philosophy in the form of perennialism and
Basis of the Nation’s Life Continuity
essentialism had been contained within this
culture and experience. The essentialism In this point, there lied the recon-
within the education was influenced by the structionism and this paradigm might be
culture that had been developed among the elaborated as follows. Education that had
society. This culture and experience have been provided toward the students had
been developed and been attained from the been a continuous effort for their future.
independence era until the present days. The education contained the nation’s great-
Gradually, it has been expected that this ness in the past, the cultural development,
culture and experience would be able to the science, the politics and the economic at
motivate the recent generation to develop that time; these aspects would be useful as a
the existing culture through the education matter of knowledge and experience and
so that the culture in the past would still be they should be studied by the learning par-
studied, be developed and be adjusted to ticipants.
the culture development in the present day. The knowledge that had been attain-
Then, the culture in the present days should ed in the past would be a matter of refer-
be developed as a stepping stone in the ence for developing the knowledge in the
future. Thereby, the culture transfer from present time; certainly, this aspect should
the past to the present and until the future also be adjusted into the present day situa-
would still be continuous from one gene- tions. The knowledge should be adjusted to
ration to another. Furthermore, the know- the existing culture, technological develop-
ledge regarding the culture and the experi- ment, and social development. This continu-
ence that the nation’s had attained should ous effort should pay attention to multiple
be formulated into the curriculum within aspects that had been in existence. The tech-
the educational units so that the knowledge nological demands, for example, might a
regarding the nation’s life would still be highly necessary matter that should be ap-
identified and be studied continuously from plied into the educational domain. Continu-
one generation to another. ity here is related to the terms of not being
On the other hand, the perennialism abandoned by the world development.
was found in the nation’s experience in the
past that had been proven and that had Evaluation toward the Philosophical
become a role model for the subsequent Foundation of 2013 Curriculum
generation. The nation’s struggle in defend- Clarity
ing the sovereignty and identity had been an
experience that should be developed among Based on the results of the above in-
the learning participants so that they would terpretation, the philosophical foundation
have sense of belonging and awareness of 2013 Curriculum exposed the educatio-
toward maintaining the nation’s identity. nal objectives and functions. It had a clear
The birth of Pancasila had been an actual meaning with regards to the education that
form of nation’s identity that had been de- had been desired by expecting the aspect of
rived from the nation’s culture and tradi- clarity in terms of century development.
tion. The well-proven Pancasila as the na- Consistency with the Fact
tion’s experience and struggle was a highly
important matter that should be studied. The facts of the nation’s greatness
Through the educational process, the expe- that had been attained in the past had been
exposed as the evidence that the develop-
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ment of the existing education had been beings who displayed piety and faithfulness
based upon the achievement in the past. toward Lord the Almighty. The objective
Along with the change and the develop- within development of learning participants’
ment in centuries that had been explained potentials in terms of this objective would
previously, many factors had influenced the be generating learning participants who be-
educational development. came the individuals of God. The religious
values, then, became one of the main cha-
Consistency with Experience racteristics in developing the learning part-
The Educational Unit Level Curricu- icipants’ characters. The 2013 Curriculum
lum (KTSP, Kurikulum Tingkat Satuan Pendi- provided a special space in deepening the
dikan), or also known as 2006 Curriculum religious values within the actual applica-
was the refinement of the Competency tion, namely by means of implementing
Based Curriculum or also known as the their piety.
2004 Curriculum (KBK, Kurikulum Berbasis
Kompetensi). One of the developmental Utility
points that had been implemented into the The knowledge that the learning par-
2006 Curriculum was the continuous devel- ticipants had attained was expected to be
opmental process that had been departed beneficial for them individually, for their
from the aspects of competency namely at- families and for their society. Within the
titude, knowledge and skills. philosophical foundation of 2013 Curricu-
The learning process in the 2006 Cur- lum, it was mentioned that after the learn-
riculum made use of multiple approaches ing participants had completed their 12-year
and was adjusted to the learning materials. education it was expected that their expe-
The assessment toward the learning process rience would be beneficial. Therefore, the
in this curriculum included three aspects learning materials that would be taught to
namely knowledge, attitude and skills. The the learning participants should be adjusted
learning process in this curriculum empha- to the development of the learning partici-
sized more on the knowledge and the know- pants’ future life.
ledge results that might be decisive for the
learning participants in order that they might Simplicity
continue their study to the higher degree. Learning was an application from the
For the 2013 Curriculum, the author- curriculum that had been designed in order
ity of development was not totally given to to achieve the learning objectives and the
the educational unit; instead, much of the educational objectives in general. The pa-
authority was given to the government. The radigm that had been formulated in the cur-
curriculum government began from the riculum regarding the appropriate learning
Graduate Competence Standard that be- process was expected to reach the learning
came the reference in designing the lessons. participants. The communication with the
Within the lessons, there were the Basic learning participants through the learning
Competence (KD, Kompetensi Dasar) that process demanded the match between the
had been bounded by the core competen- materials and the methods that would be
cies in each degree (class). implemented so that the learning objectives
Consistency with Other Beliefs would reach the learning participants and
would simply be accepted by them. Material
In the philosophical foundation of understanding and contemplation certainly
2013 Curriculum, it was elaborated that the should be given higher priority so that they
educational objectives had been formulated might be applied in the daily life.
in the Law Number 20 Year 2003 Regard- The learning process or the learning
ing the National Education System (Dep- method that had been elaborated in the
diknas, 2003) namely to generate human 2013 Curriculum demanded the learning
participants to be able to express their ca- interpretation toward the educational objec-
pacity in a wider sense. The use of scientific tives and functions; (2) the philosophical
approach, problem-solving learning model, foundation of 2013 Curriculum has consis-
inquiry learning method and project-based tency with fact; (3) the philosophical foun-
learning model certainly demanded suffi- dation of 2013 Curriculum has consistency
cient understanding among the teachers in with experience; (4) the philosophical foun-
order that they would be able to implement dation of 2013 Curriculum has consistency
them in front of the learning participants. with other beliefs; (5) the philosophical
Through the use of these methods, the foundation of 2013 Curriculum has utility
learning participants would be able to sense and has been related to the psychology
that the learning process would be easier to within the development of Graduate Com-
attend. This elaboration was related to the petence Standard for the Senior High
previous point, namely utility. The para- Schools which has too high achievement
digm that had been formulated into the and of Graduate Competence Standard for
learning process by means of these methods the Elementary Schools which learning me-
definitely considered many aspects. Some of thods have been too high; and (6) the phi-
these aspects were the learning participants’ losophical foundation of 2013 Curriculum
preparedness and the facility preparedness. has simplicity.
Based on the conclusions, the re-
Conclusions and Suggestions searchers would like to propose the follow-
ing suggestions: (1) there are several matters
The interpretation toward the philo- that should be reviewed again, namely that
sophical foundation of 2013 Curriculum the implementation of certain concepts
contained six main topics namely: (1) estab- should be adjusted to the learning partici-
lishing and developing the nation’s attitude pants’ development so that the life skill re-
and civilization or the nation’s character ; quirements that they should attain might be
(2) developing the curriculum based on the met in maximum manner; (2) the learning
nation’s culture; (3) referring to the fact that concepts by means of learning media use,
education had been a process of developing which is related to the technology, should
the learning participants’ potentials; (4) be supported by the individual development
referring to the fact that education had been and the facility availability; and (3) there
based on the nation’s culture and experi- should be more in-depth and wider studies
ence in the past ; (5) referring to the fact that will not only evaluate the texts in the
that education had been basis of the na- philosophical foundation of 2013 Curricu-
tion’s life continuity; and (6) referring to the lum but also the implementation of the
fact that education had been adjusted to the philosophical education within the educa-
life of the learning participants as an indi- tional domain.
vidual, a society member and a citizen.
Then, there are five paradigms name-
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