Judul: Hubungan Komunikasi antara Orang Tua dan Anak terhadap Motivasi Belajar Anak (Kasus: Siswa Kelas 12 MAS Darul Ihsan, Desa Karacak, Kecamatan Leuwiliang, Kabupaten Bogor)
Abstrak: Kualitas komunikasi dan pola komunikasi yang efektif antara orang tua dan anak sangat penting dilakukan dalam meningkatkan motivasi belajar anak karena anak dan orang tua akan saling terbuka, mendukung, berempati, bersikap positif dan memiliki kesetaraan dalam mengkomunikasikan hal-hal apa saja yang dirasakan, diharapkan, dan dipikirkannya. Selain itu, motivasi belajar anak dapat dipengaruhi oleh karakteristik individu yang dimiliki anak maupun orang tua. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah menganalisis hubungan komunikasi yang efektif antara orang tua dan anak terhadap motivasi belajar anak. Metode yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah kuantitatif dengan menggunakan kuesioner dan didukung oleh data kualitatif melalui observasi lapang, wawancara mendalam kepada informan, dokumentasi dan studi literatur terkait. Teknik pemilihan responden yaitu menggunakan teknik sensus sebanyak 34 orang siswa. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan terdapat hubungan nyata antara komunikasi orang tua dan anak dan pola komunikasi demokratis dengan motivasi belajar anak. Sementara itu, tidak terdapat hubungan antara karakteristik anak dan karakteristik orang tua dengan motivasi belajar anak., The quality of communication and effective communication patterns between parents and children is very important in increasing children's learning motivation because children and parents will be open, supportive, empathetic, positive and have a good attitude in communicating what things they feel, expect, and think about. In addition, a child's learning motivation can be influenced by individual characteristics that both the child and the parents have. The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship of effective communication between parents and children to children's learning motivation. The method used in this study is quantitative using questionnaires and is supported by qualitative data through field observation, in-depth interviews with informants, documentation and related literature studies. The respondent selection technique is to use the census technique of 34 students. The results showed that there is a real relationship between parent and child communication and democratic communication patterns with children's learning motivation. Meanwhile, there is no relationship between the characteristics of the child and the characteristics of the parents with the child's learning motivation.
Keyword: communication between parent and child, learning motivation, parent and child communication patterns

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: Infection Of Babesia Bigemina In Cattle And Methods Of Control
Abstrak: Babesia bigemina is the species which occurs mostly through out the tropics and subtropical areas. It gains access to the susceptible cattle through the bite of an· ig fected tick and penetrates an erythrocyte. The pathogenesis of B. bigemina is considered to be as highly pathogenic and may cause heavy mortality in susceptible stock. Infecied cattle rapidly become dull and listless and lose their appetite, the erythrocytes are destroyed resulting anaemia, icterus, emaciation, weakness, and a drop in milk production. Death and loss of productivity due to B. bigemina account for the economic loss.
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