Proceedings of the 9th International Conference for Science Educators and Teachers (ICSET 2017)

This Conference Proceedings volume contains the written version of all of the contributions presented during the 9th International Conference for Science Educators and Teachers (ICSET 2017). The international conference held by FIP-JIP is a research based conference. The conference is organized to discover the findings, ideas, and the education policies, as a contribution within the national education development, especially in the capacity for producing professional educators and administrators.

In its journey, the forum continues to improve the needs in accordance with independent and dignified nation education. Moreover, when entering the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), certainly, challenges and hopes from the stakeholders’ need to be responded to wisely, as to be a winner in the global competition. The commitment of the forum is to bring quality and dignified educators with acceleration, innovation and strategy which maintain the value of the nation as a cultural power which should be preserved also to enhance the nation to be excellent in the ASEAN global competition. To obtain the goals of the nation, this year the forum continued its biennial agenda in the Universitas Negeri Semarang, Indonesia.

The proceedings of ICSET came from researchers, lecturer, teacher, practitioners, private and public stakeholders, and educators from various fields. ICSET has seven sub themes, Acceleration and Innovation: Educational Administration in Producing Supervisors, Principals, and Professional High Education Manager in the MEA era 2017, Acceleration and Innovation: Psychology and Counseling in Students’ Character Development Establishing Indonesian Golden Generation 2045, Actualisation and Innovation: Primary school teachers as cross country educators in ASEAN region, Acceleration and Innovation: The Concept of Early Childhood Teacher Education Based on Local Wisdom and Sociocultural, Acceleration and Innovation in Curriculum and Educational Technology Study Implementing Innovation and Technology to Respond the Dynamics Changes in the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), Actualization of Non-Formal Education to Meet Society Needs Base on Local Wisdom Uniqueness” by Chairman of Indonesian Academics Non-Formal and Formal Education, The Implementation of Special Educational Needs Children in Global Perspective,

We would like to thank all participants for their contributions to the Conference program and for their contributions to the Proceedings. Many thanks go as well to the all speaker and all of reviewer, our special thanks go to Rector of Universitas Negeri Semarang, Dean of education faculty.

The Proceedings Team