Case Report: Perceptions of the Bajo Community on Children's Education in Bajo Indah Village, Soropia District, Konawe District

Abstract

This study aims to determine public' perceptions of their children's education in Bajo Indah Village, Soropia District, Konawe Regency. The instruments used in this research for collecting data are interviews and questionnaires. Data analysis techniques used in this study used qualitative approaches. The percentage of Bajo people's perceptions of their children having to take the education path shows 90% stating positively that their children are to take the education path and 10% of subjects showing no response to the statement that children must take education. The percentage of subjects believing that their children have the motivation and responsible attitude created by the educational process is 71.4%. Their perception of school facilities and infrastructure in the Bajo Indah village area showed that 62% of the sample responded positively and considered the facilities and infrastructure sufficient, while the other 38% thought they were inadequate. Percentage results for the Bajo community's perceptions of the Bajo Indah Village Environment having a positive effect on children's education showed that 57% of the sample stated positively. In comparison, 43% thought the Bajo Indah Village Environment had an unfavorable effect on children's education. From all the percentage analyses above, the researcher took the research results on the importance of children's education in the Bajo Indah village, resulting in 86% positive and 14% negative perceptions that developed in the perceptions and mindset of the Bajo people.

Received: 3 January 2023 / Accepted: 28 February 2023 / Published: 5 March 2023