Judul: Pengaruh Dukungan Sosial dan Komunikasi Orang Tua-Anak terhadap Motivasi Melanjutkan Sekolah pada Remaja di Perdesaan
Abstrak: Motivasi menjadi salah satu hal yang penting dimiliki dalam diri remaja untuk melanjutkan pendidikan khususnya pada remaja di perdesaan. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah menganalisis pengaruh karakteristik anak dan keluarga, dukungan sosial, dan komunikasi orang tua-anak terhadap motivasi melanjutkan sekolah pada remaja di perdesaan. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain explanatory study dengan teknik pengambilan contoh non-probability sampling dengan jumlah 483 anak Sekolah Menengah Pertama di lokasi terpilih. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa dukungan sosial tertinggi didapat dari ibu dan komunikasi antara ibu-anak masuk pada kategori tinggi. Hasil penelitian juga menunjukkan peningkatan motivasi melanjutkan sekolah lebih besar peluangnya pada siswa perempuan. Selain itu, terdapat hubungan positif sangat signifikan antara variabel dukungan sosial dan komunikasi ibu-anak dengan motivasi melanjutkan sekolah. Berdasarkan model regresi yang dihasilkan, variabel usia ayah dan ibu, pekerjaan ayah dan ibu, dukungan sosial, dan komunikasi orang tua-anak memengaruhi motivasi melanjutkan sekolah pada remaja SMP di perdesaan., Motivation is one of the important things for teenager to continue their education, especially for teenager who lives in rural area. The purpose of this study was to analyze the influence of family and child characteristics, social support, and parent-child communication on motivation in continuing education among teenagers in rural area. This study used an explanatory design with nonprobability sampling technique with a total sample of 483 junior high school students. The result shows that the highest social support was obtained from the mother and communication between mother and child is in the high category. The result also shows that the increasing in motivation to continue education was greater in female students. Moreover, there is also a very significant positive relationship between social support, mother-child communication, and motivation to continue education. Based on regression model, the variables of father and mother's age, father and mother's occupation, social support, and parent-child communication influence the motivation to continue education among junior high school teenagers in rural area.
Keyword: motivation to continuing education, parent-child communication, rural area, social support, teenager

Judul: Pengaruh Tekanan Ekonomi Keluarga dan Dukungan Sosial terhadap Motivasi Siswa SMA Melanjutkan Pendidikan Perguruan Tinggi Di Kabupaten Serang
Abstrak: Semakin berkembangnya zaman, peran pendidikan menjadi sangat dibutuhkan untuk membentuk generasi yang berkualitas. Dalam hal ini terutama pada jenjang perguruan tinggi yang partisipasinya masih rendah. Dampak yang akan timbul akibat putus sekolah yakni pengangguran, kriminalitas, kemiskinan, dan kenakalan remaja. Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk menganalisis pengaruh tekanan ekonomi keluarga dan dukungan sosial terhadap motivasi siswa SMA melanjutkan pendidikan perguruan tinggi di Kabupaten Serang. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain cross-sectional study dengan teknik purposive sampling. Penelitian ini melibatkan 198 remaja yang berada di kelas 12. Pengolahan dan analisis data menggunakan Microsoft Excel 2016 dan SPSS versi 25. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa dukungan sosial memiliki hubungan positif signifikan dengan motivasi siswa SMA melanjutkan pendidikan ke perguruan tinggi di Kabupaten Serang. Selain itu, hasil penelitian ini juga menunjukkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh signifikan positif besar keluarga dan negatif signifikan dari urutan kelahiran terhadap motivasi melanjutkan pendidikan ke perguruan tinggi di Kabupaten Serang. Selain itu, tekanan ekonomi subjektif, seringnya dukungan sosial dari orang tua dan teman kelas, dan pentingnya dukungan sosial dari orang tua berpengaruh terhadap motivasi melanjutkan pendidikan ke perguruan tinggi di Kabupaten Serang. Diharapkan dukungan sosial dari berbagai sumber yakni orang tua, guru, teman kelas, teman dekat, dan orang-orang di sekolah dapat lebih ditingkatkan sehingga motivasi siswa SMA untuk melanjutkan pendidikan ke perguruan tinggi menjadi semakin tinggi., With the development of the times, the role of education is needed to form a quality generation. In this case, especially at the tertiary level, where participation is still low. The impacts that will arise due to dropping out of school are unemployment, crime, poverty, and juvenile delinquency. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of family economic pressure and social support on the motivation of high school students to continue their college education in Serang Regency. This study used a cross-sectional study design with purposive sampling technique. Data processing and analysis used Microsoft Excel 2016 and SPSS version 25. The results showed that social support has a significant positive relationship with the motivation of high school students to continue their education to college in Serang Regency. In addition, the results of this study also show that there is a significant positive effect of family size and a significant negative effect of birth order on the motivation to continue education to college in Serang Regency.In addition, subjective economic pressure, frequent social support from parents and classmates, and the importance of social support from parents affect the motivation to continue education to college in Serang Regency. It is expected that social support from various sources, namely parents, teachers, classmates, close friends, and other people, will influence the motivation to continue higher education in Serang Regency.
Keyword: family economic pressure, higher education, motivation to continue education, social support

Judul: Posisi Filogenetik Kura-Kura Carettochelys Insculpta  (Reptillia: Testudinata)
Abstrak: Carettochelys insculpta is an endemic freshwater turtle of southern Papua and northern Australia. Phylogenetic position of this turtle is remain unresolved until now. Most of the research conducted show close relationships of C. insculpta and members of Trionychidae family. However, some of the research show distance between C. insculpta and members of Trionychidae family. This research is conducted to analyze phylogenetic relationship between C. insculpta and other members of Testudinata using 12S rRNA, 16S rRNA, and both gene as markers. DNA samples were obtained from three different organisms of C. insculpta. Two species used as outgroups were Alligator mississippiensis and Iguana iguana. Phylogenetic analysis was carried out using Neighbor-Joining method with Felsenstein 1981 (F81) modeltest. A polytomy tree of Testudinata was produced by using 12S rRNA gene. However, analysis using 16S rRNA and both genes as markers confirmed that C. insculpta was located between the Chelonidae and the Trionychidae family.
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