PENINGKATAN AKSES PENDIDIKAN DASAR: KAJIAN DARI SEGI TRANSISI SD KE SMP
ABSTRACT: In Indonesia,
despite the high rate of primary school enrolment that close to achieving the
Universal Primary Education benchmarked at 100% in 2015, the enrolment at lower
secondary education remains low. This is particularly the c E. mail: ase for
the poor. Efforts to increase the transition from primary to junior secondary
schooling is therefore important in order to increase the relatively low
enrolment at basic education. Access to basic education service, primarily to
school infrastructure is the main prerequisite in order to enable parents
sending their kids to school. However, the availability of school building
perse does not always guarantee parents will enrol their children to school.
Findings from literature reviews suggest that apart from school building, there
are other factors that predispose parents to take a decision whether or not to
invest their household resources to education. These factors include direct and
indirect costs of schooling, cultural and geographic distance to school,
perceived benefits to schooling, et cetera. This paper will examines some major
factors that relate to the decision making to enroll children to school through
a descriptive analysis based on secondary data originated from BPS and Ministry
of National Education, and blended with literature reviews. It is hoped that
results of the analysis will be a valuable input in efforts to enhance the
achievement of Nine Year Compulsory Basic Education Program that will come to
an end in the 2008/09 school year.
Penulis: Djoko Hartono
Kode Jurnal: jpsosiologidd080062
