MINAT MELANJUTKAN PENDIDIKAN KE PERGURUAN TINGGI BAGI ANAK TENAGA KERJA INDONESIA (TKI) DI DESA CIDULANG KECAMATAN CIKIJING KABUPATEN MAJALENGKA

There are not many TKI children who continue their education to college. One contributing factor is the increase in income after becoming a migrant worker has not encouraged parents to send their children to college. The purpose of this study was to determine how the interest in continuing education to tertiary institutions for Indonesian child laborers (TKI) in Cidulang Village, Cikijing District, Majalengka Regency. This research uses descriptive qualitative research type. The research subjects were the children of the migrant workers and their parents (father, mother or surrogate parents) in Cidulang Village, Cikijing District, Majalengka Regency. While the object of research is the interest in continuing education to tertiary institutions for TKI children. Data collection method is done by in-depth interviews and documentation. Technical data analysis is done by data reduction, data presentation and conclusion drawing. The results showed that, (1) internal factors; in general, the children of migrant workers in Cidulang village have an interest in continuing their education to college which arises from themselves. The majority of the children of migrant workers in Cidulang Village have ideals, motivation and willingness to support their continuing education to college. (2) external factors; the interest of TKI children in Cidulang Village to continue their education to tertiary institutions was less supported by their externals. In the school environment, teachers and peers do not encourage children to go to college. The family environment of TKI children in Cidulang Village also does not support children to continue their education to college because of the low level of education taken by parents resulting in a lack of support and motivation for children. With the increase in parental income after becoming a migrant worker also has not been able to generate support and motivation for children to continue their education to college because increased income is more used by parents to meet household needs