Abstract

BUILDING LEARNERS’ CHARACTER WHICH CONSISTS OF SOFT SKILL AND HARD SKILL IS
NOT EASY. ITS PROCESS TAKES A LONG TIME AND THE UNDERSTANDING OF PARENTING
IS ONE OF THE WAYS. PARENTING IN KAMPUNG PABEAN WAS STILL BEING A BIG
QUESTION. THE IMPORTANCE OF THE TIME TO FULFILL FAMILY’S NEED WAS THE MAIN
REASON TO ANSWER THAT. LEARNERS’ EDUCATION LEVEL AND THE TOTAL OF DROP
OUT STUDENTS WAS ONE OF THE EFFECTS OF PARENTING ROLE IN THE FAMILY. THE
OBJECTIVE OF THE RESEARCH WAS TO DESCRIBE HOW THE PARENTS’ PARENTING
TOWARD DROP OUT CHILDREN IN KAMPUNG PABEAN KELURAHAN PADUKUHAN
KRATON LOR. THIS RESEARCH USED DESCRIPTIVE QUALITATIVE DESIGN. THE SUBJECT
OF THIS RESEARCH WAS 41 PARENTS WHO HAD DROP OUT CHILDREN IN THE AGE OF 12-18 YEAR. THE RESULT OF THE RESEARCH WAS FROM 41 PARENTS WHO HAD DROP OUT
CHILDREN IN THE AGE OF 12 TO 18 YEARS OLD, THERE WERE 31 PARENTS APPLIED
PERMISSIVE PARENTING AND 10 OF THEM APPLIED DEMOCRATIC ONE. THE
RESEARCHERS SUGGEST THAT THE FINDING OF THE RESEARCH CAN BE USED TO
IMPROVE THE PARENTS’ UNDERSTANDING ABOUT PARENTING, SO THEY CAN GIVE
MORE MOTIVATION FOR THEIR CHILDREN TO HAVE A HIGHER EDUCATION LEVEL.