The Effect of Family Economy on Education Opportunities (Analysis of the Impact of Parents' Irregular Income on Millennial Children's Educational Opportunities in the DKI Jakarta Area)

Abstract

We certainly often hear that poverty and education are two things that are closely interrelated, the terms poor because uneducated and uneducated because poor have always been endless discourses. Every parent certainly wants the future fate of their children to be much better than himself, so children's education is part of the parents' pledge regardless of their educational background. It is in this context that the interests of parents often clash with policies even though policies are made with the aim of helping children get a good education. This study intends to elaborate on the issue of educational opportunities for children of families with irregular income in Jakarta who tend to be vulnerable and must get priority from the government.

This research uses a type of qualitative descriptive research with a case study approach that occurs throughout the DKI Jakarta Province with a focus on parents of school-age children (12 - 18 years) with a background of irregular income (PTT).

The results showed that family economic factors often become an obstacle to children's education, although it also cannot automatically be mentioned that family economic factors correlate significantly with their children's educational opportunities, uncertain economic conditions of parents also often prevent their children from getting the opportunity to receive education well, especially for low-educated people who are often passive So that the government's efforts to help children's education costs through a series of stimulation programs are often not on target and sometimes trapped in administrative rules that actually eliminate their rights. In terms of opportunities, children of highly educated parents are more likely than children of low-educated parents even though their economies are the same.