Abstract
This research is aiming at arranging a policy of affordable and high quality education in Tulungagung Regency in 2015-2018. This research was conducted in primary and secondary levels of education in six districts in Tulungagung Regency. The sources of data were secondary data, survey, in-depth interview, and Focus Group Discussion (henceforth: FGD). The research findings showed that the resources in Primary and Secondary Education Office of Tulungagung Regency have not met the Minimum Standard of Service yet. There was also a gap between the real condition and the expected condition. The strategy to implement the policy of affordable and high quality education in Tulungagung Regency in 2015-2018 was needed by increasing the school operational fund, improving the productivity of human resources. Thus, the service quality and relevancy in the primary and secondary education is getting better, improving the affordability of the schools, improving the management and teacher placement based on their capacity.
Highlights
Education master plan is a reference for the education stakeholders to develop educated, knowledgeable, technology literate, and competitive human beings based on the faith to The God Almighty
Beside the Educational Planning arrangement can become the direction for the policy makers and implementation of education in Tulungagung Regency (KAK Master plan, 2014; Education Officials of Tulungagung Regency, 2014)
This research is aiming at arranging a policy strategy to implement affordable and high quality education in Tulungagung Regency in 2015-2018
Summary
Education master plan is a reference for the education stakeholders to develop educated, knowledgeable, technology literate, and competitive human beings based on the faith to The God Almighty. The quality of education is determined by three components, namely: input, process, and output Among those three components, the education process is one of the most decisive components in improving the quality of education. The problems in educational services in Tulungagung Regency are mostly on the low quality of human resources and unfulfilled needs of students’ competences. This is because of the low quality of teachers and lack of learning facilities. There are some education issues in Tulungagung Regency They are education quality, management, facilities, teachers, budget, and improvement of graduates and teachers based on the local culture, improvement of informational technology to implement better education (Profile Data Base of Tulungagung Regency, 2012; Anonymous, 2005)
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