Policy Strategies for Reducing Drop Out Rate in Senior High Schools

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10.2991/assehr.k.201221.017How to use a DOI?

Keywords

drop out, policy strategy, senior high school

Abstract

Indonesian government is trying to open educational access as much as possible for every citizen. However, dropping out of school is still a challenge to realize educational equality for all. This study aims to describe the factors causing drop out, policy strategies, supporting and inhibiting strategies factors to reduce drop out. This research was conducted in high schools using phenomenology method. The results showed the internal and external factor of individuals who caused them to leave school. As strategy to reduce the number of drop out is preventive and rehabilitative efforts. The implementation of the strategy is supported by several factors such as the alignment of objectives between the agencies and the school, the capability and commitment of the school, and the existence of harmonized agreements. Although, there are obstacles, namely the low intensity of communication and the involvement of parents/ guardians in the strategy of reducing school dropout.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Ebni Sholikhah
AU  - Sarah Indah Safitri
AU  - Arif Rohman
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/12/22
TI  - Policy Strategies for Reducing Drop Out Rate in Senior High Schools
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd Yogyakarta International Conference on Educational Management/Administration and Pedagogy (YICEMAP 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 73
EP  - 76
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.201221.017
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.201221.017
ID  - Sholikhah2020
ER  -