IMPLEMENTASI KEBIJAKAN PEMBERANTASAN BUTA HURUF DI KABUPATEN AILEU (Studi Kasus di Desa Cotolau Kecamatan Laulara Kabupaten Aileu, Timor Leste)

Abstract

The policy of illiteracy eradication is one of the public policies that are applied throughout East Timor. However, in its implementation there are various results in each region. Therefore, the implementation of illiteracy eradication policies in East Timor needs to be analyzed by focusing on the village of Cotolau. The purpose of this research is to know the implementation of illiteracy eradication policiesin the village of Cotolau, Laulara District, Aileu Country, East Timor and also analyze the factors influencing the implementation of illiteracy eradication policiesin the village of Cotolau, Laulara District, Aileu Country, East Timor. In this study there are three factors examined and influencing the implementation of illiteracy eradication policiesi.e internal factors and external factors and one additional factor i.e. socializing. The internal factors include the response of society and the participation of the learning citizens. The external factors include human, budget and facility resources. The data used is the primary data obtained from interviews and field observations, and secondary data obtained from the documents related to this research. The results of this study show the success of the implementation of eradication illiteracy policy. It can be seen from the decrease in the number of population in the category of illiteration since the commencement of the policy of illiteracy eradication in the village of Cotolau. In addition there is also an increasing percentage of number of residents who were free from illiteracy that is 70, 58% (graduated from the program Sim Eu Posso). Success in the implementation of illiteracy eradication policy is influenced by external factors such as human resources, budget and facilities that can support success of learning on illiteracy eradication. Internal factors also exert influence on the implementation of the policy of illiteracy eradication, indicated in the community participation that is high enough, responses from the learning citizens are also high with the success of the learning citizens in absorbing the material provided by the tutor and can be applied in everyday life. Socializing is done directly by the village head so that there is an element of closeness to the learning citizens and other community residents. This makes the process of socialization becomes easier to be accepted by society and learning citizens