Judul: Family environment, schools and children's creativity in conventional and progressive primary school in Depok
Abstrak: Rapid changes in the flow of information and technology is a challenge that must be faced by a nation to survive and compete with other nations. To face these challenges qualified human resources are required, which must be able to adapt, and be able to solve the problems of life with a variety of creative ways so that each individual can survive in this globalization era. Naturally, each individual have a creative attitude and behavior which were influenced by both the family environment and school environment. Education is one of the factors that can affect the development of one's creativity in family environment and school environment. Family environment is first and foremost a place for the education of children with regard to parenting, interaction, support, independence, task orientation, success orientation, religion and culture, and commitment to common rules. While the school is a place where children learn to socialize, discover and gain knowledge and experience. Schools need to create a fun learning environment that can build a child 's curiosity to keep learning and to directly find meaningful knowledge. This study aimed to analyze the differences between family environment, school environment and creativity, as well as to analyze the influence of family environment and school environment to the creativity of children in progressive and conventional primary school. This study uses cross-sectional design study conducted in four schools in Depok, one prominent state schools and three private schools. The schools were purposively selected (purposive sampling), the sample schools were then separated into two types of schools, namely conventional schools and progressive school. The population of samples in this study were students in the fourth and fifth grade and then from each school as many as 30 children were randomly selected, bringing a total sample of 120 children. Primary data were collected in the form of children characteristics, family characteristics and school characteristics data. Primary data were collected using a questionnaire that had been tested, with Cronbach alpha values ranged from 0.67 to 0.85 for the instruments used. Secondary data obtained from the schools and the Education Department of Depok consisting of student and general school data. The data were presented in tables and analyzed descriptively. For the difference testing analysis, independent t test was used, Spearman correlation test was used for testing correlation. To see the factors that affect the creativity ANCOVA was used, while to determine the sample’s level of creativity figural and verbal creativity tests were directly conducted by professional psychologist using reliable and valid standardized testing tools. The results showed that the samples are in the range of 9 to 11 years of age, there are more girls than boys and nearly half of the samples are 10 years old. For the sample’s fathers, the average age was 42.49 years and for the sample’s mothers the average age was 39.31 years. For the educational background of parents in the progressive school, almost half are graduate/postgraduate level. Total family income is higher for the progressive school than the conventional school. While school facilities such as libraries, bathrooms, sports fields, basic medical
Keyword: figural and verbal creativity, family and school environment

Judul: Mother’s spiritual intelligence, parenting quality, and student’s creativity at progressive and non progressive elementary school in Depok City
Abstrak: The aim of this research is to analyze mother’s spiritual intelligence, parenting quality, and student’s creativity at progressive and non progressive elementary school in Depok City. This research involved 120 students and their family that were selected randomly in each school. The samples were chosen from families of students who were studying in 4 schools (fourth and fifth grade in elementary school). Data was collected by completing the questionnaire. Data was analyzed by descriptive, parametric (t-test) and non parametric test (mann whitney test), correlation, and regression analysis. Measurement of student’s creativity consist of figural and verbal creativity test. Measurement of spiritual intelligence is adopted from Spiritual Intelligence Self Report Inventory-24 (SISRI-24). Measurement of parenting quality consist of family environment stimulation and warmth stimulation. Based on scores achievement, mother’s spiritual intelligence has half of the expected maximum value. Among of five families, there are four families that have optimal environmental stimulation, and three families of them possess optimal warmth. Among of ten students, there are 4 students who have a figural creativity above the average category and one of them has a figural creativity below average category. One of the ten students has verbal creativity above the average category and 2 of them have verbal creativity below average category. The result showed that family of progressive school student had higher than family of non progressive school student in parent’s education, family income, mother’s spiritual intelligence, parenting quality (family environment stimulation), student’s figural and verbal creativity. Family environment stimulation has positive correlations with parent’s education, family income, and mother’s spiritual intelligence. Warmth stimulation has positive correlations with mother’s spiritual intelligence (personal meaning production and conscious state expansion). Student’s figural creativity has positive correlations with amount of children, family income, and family environment stimulation (active stimulation and child experience stimulation). Student’s figural creativity in non progressive school has positive correlations with amount of children, child’s age, and level of birth. Student’s figural creativity in progressive school has positive correlation with maturity of child, and has negative correlation with mother’s spiritual intelligence. Student’s verbal creativity has positive correlations with mother’s education, family income, warmth stimulation, and family environment stimulation (child experience stimlulation). Student’s verbal creativity in non progressive school has positive correlations with family income, family environment stimulation, amount of children, and level of birth. Student’s verbal creativity in progressive school has positive correlation with warmth and mother’s education, but has negative correlation with father’s partisipation. Family environment stimulation in progressive school family was influenced by mother’s spiritual intelligence and family income. Warmth stimulation was influenced by father’s education and mother’s spiritual intelligence. Student’s figural creativity was influenced by amount of children and child’s age. Student’s figural creativity in non progressive school was influenced by amount of children. Student’s figural creativity in progressive school was influenced by mother’s spiritual intelligene. Student’s verbal creativity was influenced by parenting quality (warmth stimulation), and family income. Student’s verbal creativity in non progressive school was influenced by amount of children in famiy.
Keyword: figural creativity, verbal creativity, home environment stimulation, warmth stimulation, progressive school

Judul: Urolitiasis pada anjing
Abstrak: Urolitiasis adalah suatu penyakit dimana terjadi proses pengendapan batu pada traktus urinaria. Kalkuli yang paling banyak dijumpai pada kasus urolitiasis anjing adalah kalkuli magnesium amonium fosfat (struvite), jika dibandingkan dengan kalkuli oksalat, sistin dan urat (Osborne et al., 1982). Infeksi oleh Staphylococcus aureus pada traktus urinaria memgang peranan penting dalam proses pembentukan kalkuli, karena bakteri tersebut dapat menghasilkan enzim urease, raktor predisposisi tidak dapat dinisankan dari infeksi traktus urinaria. Pada anjing, tempat yang banyak didapati pengandapan kalkuli adalah kantung air kemih dan uretra, sedangkan pada ginjalnya jarang. Pada anjing jantan lebih sering kejadiannya dibanding dengan pada anjing betina, karena anatomi traktus urinaria pada anjing jantan lebih memungkinkan untuk terjadinya obstruksi, yaitu lebih panjang dan sempit. Besarnya, kalkuli bervariasi, dari kecil dan halus seperti pasir sampai besar dan kasar seperti batu karang. ...
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