Universal Journal of Educational Research 8(1): 225-229, 2020 http://www.hrpub.org DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2020.080127 Economic Learning with a National and Local-Cultural Values Combination Strategy Muhammad Ilyas Thamrin Tahir 1,* , Wahjoedi 2 , Sri Umi Mintarti Widjaja 2 , Hari Wahyono 2 1 Universitas Negeri Makassar, Indonesia 2 Universitas Negeri Malang, Indonesia Received November 18, 2019; Revised December 17, 2019; Accepted December 25, 2019 Copyright©2020 by authors, all rights reserved. Authors agree that this article remains permanently open access under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 International License Abstract This study is based on the importance of economic learning based on Pancasila values and Article 33 of the Indonesian 1945 Constitution. Learning must be presented in accordance with the basic characteristics and values that exist in Indonesia. Tudang sipulung as a form of culture group communication is found in Indonesia, especially for the Bugis-Makassar ethnic. Communication in the Tudang sipulung is a very important part of the role of the group meaning in the decision making process, the formation of attitudes, and human behavior in formulating a decision. There must be awareness and efforts to restore economic education in accordance with Indonesia's identity, namely the Pancasila economy. The purpose of this study is to identify problems and analyze the needs of economic learning and develop the design of Pancasila economic learning. This study uses a design-based research (DBR) method. The results of the study explained that: 1) Tudang sipulung give changes to the way of critical thinking, attitudes and actions of students. 2) The realization of interaction in the family and togetherness with the form of deliberation through the FGD setting on the Tudang sipulung. Keywords Pancasila Economics, Learning Economics, Tudang sipulung, Local Wisdom 1. Introduction Education has an important role and function in building civilization and the progress of a nation. National Education System Law No. 20 of 2003 Article 1 Paragraph 2 reads: National education is education based on the Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia which is rooted in religious values, the national culture of Indonesia and responsive to the direction of changing times. Then in Article 2 which states clearly that "national education is based on Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia". This law requires education to be rooted in national culture and religious values based on the Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution. This means educational theories and educational practices that are applied in Indonesia must be rooted in Indonesian culture and religion. But in reality it shows that we do not have educational theories that are specific to the nation's culture. Educational theories adopted in Indonesia have been adopted from abroad. Educators must understand and innovate in the learning process by incorporating the principles of the Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution. Pancasila economic education seeks to build a mindset of educators and students who are sensitive to the issues (problems) of God (religion, morals, and ethics), humanity, nationality, society, and justice. This sensitivity makes us have our own ideas about the future of the nation's economy (Santosa, 2009). One of the efforts to make Indonesia's economic education to be in accordance with its identity is through the activities of the Tudang sipulung which is a group culture for the Bugis-Makassar tribe in solving problems in society. In the Tudang sipulung activities, it provides space to interact directly to obtain information, experience and responsibilities for the community. The tudang sipulung is still preserved by the people in the midst of strong foreign cultures entering Indonesia. Syarif (2016) states that instilling local cultural values in the learning process is expected to offset the influence of foreign cultures that is increasingly prevalent in our society, especially South Sulawesi. Syarif (2016) argues that Makassar Bugis culture as one of the local cultures that grows and develops has an important element that can increase students' motivation and academic achievement. The selection of Tudang sipulung activities as a way of practicing economic learning is expected to be able to provide a new atmosphere for increasing the motivation and achievement of students in the learning process. CITE THIS PAPER [1] Muhammad Ilyas Thamrin Tahir , Wahjoedi , Sri Umi Mintarti Widjaja , Hari Wahyono , "Economic Learning with a National and Local-Cultural Values Combination Strategy," Universal Journal of Educational Research, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 225 - 229, 2020. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2020.080127.