Judul: Influence of parenting style on students’ creativity in progressive and conventional elementary schools in Depok City
Abstrak: Creativity was very important. Family environment, such as parenting style, and school environment were predicted influencing creativity. Parenting style consists of authoritarian, authoritative, and permissive. Authoritative parenting style was predicted produce creative children. Likewise with the school environment, progressive school was also predicted produce creative students. Based on the statements above, the general purpose of this research was to analyze the influence of mothers’ parenting style on students’ creativity in progressive and conventional elementary schools in Depok City. The specific aims of this research were (1) to identify family and child characteristics, history of mothers’ parenting style, mothers’ parenting style, stimulation, mothers’ perception of the progressiveness, and students’ creativity level in the two types of schools, (2) to analyze the relationship between family and child characteristics, history of the mothers’ parenting style, mothers’ parenting styles, stimulation, mothers’ perception of the progressiveness, and students’ creativity, (3) to analyze the factors that affect creativity. It was a cross sectional study design which was conducted in two types of elementary schools in Depok City, progressive schools (3 schools) and conventional schools (2 schools). Schools were selected purposively and based on the Head of Education Office of Depok recommendation. This study was held in May and June 2012. Respondents were 4th and 5th grade students that were selected randomly from each school. The total sample was 150 students. Data was collected using questionnaires. History of mothers’ parenting styles and mothers’ parenting styles questionnaires were the same questionnaires that were modified from Parenting Practices Questionnaire (Robinson et al. 1995) and the Parental Authority Questionnaire (Bury 1991). Questionnaire of history of mothers’ parenting styles was filled by mothers, whereas questionnaire of mothers’ parenting style was filled by students. Creativity data was obtained by using the Figural Creativity Test (Munandar 2012a) and Verbal Creativity Test (Munandar 2012b). Data was analyzed by using t-test, Anova, Chi-Square, Pearson and Spearman, and also Ancova. Characteristics of the families of this study were two-thirds of mothers at early adulthood age in both types of schools. Based on Chi-Square test, there was significant relationship between mothers’ education level and types of schools. The average of total family income from progressive schools are higher than conventional schools and there was significant difference. Based on the number of children, families from progressive schools had more children than families from conventional schools and there was significant difference. The average age of students from progressive and conventional schools was 10.12 years old and 10.13 years old. More than half students of progressive schools were girls and more than half students of conventional schools were boys. Based on the results of the study, the majority of mothers from both types of schools apply the authoritative parenting style. Similarly, as seen from their parenting style, it turns out that the majority of the history of mothers’ parenting styles was authoritative too. Stimulation obtained by children through facilities at home and activities (extracurricular/course). Stimulation through facilities consisted of books, VCDs, many kinds of toys, sports, musical, and electronic equipment, and a map/atlas/globe. Results showed half of the students from progressive schools
Keyword: parenting style, creativity, conventional school, progressive school

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: Trichomonas Gallinae Penyebab Trichomonosis Pada Unggas
Abstrak: Trichomonas gallinae adalah protozoa yang bergerak aktof dengan keempat flagella yang mempunyai layar dan pada salah satu sisinya terdapat membran seperti sirip ikan yang berombak. Spesies dari genus Trichomonas ini mempunyai arti penting pada unggas, karena dapat menyebabkan infeksi pada alat pencernaan bagian atas.
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