The Motivation of Parents in Sending Children to University (Cased Study of Brangkal Village, Karanganom Sub-District, Klaten Regency)

Abstract

The aims of this study are: 1) to determine the educational level of the young people in Brangkal village, Karanganom sub-district, Klaten regency, 2) to determine the motivations of parents in sending their children to higher education, and 3) to know the factors behind the motivations of parents in sending their children to higher education. The present study is a qualitative research. The subject of this research is the parents in Brangkal, Karanganom, Klaten, who send their children to higher education. This study finds that the educational level of the youth in Brangkal, Karanganom, Klaten, is dominated by senior secondary education level. Furthermore, the motivations of parents in sending their children to higher education are: better education, parents’ educational background, decent occupation, character building, and delay in marriage. Meanwhile, the factors behind parents’ motivation in sending their children to higher education are mostly the expectation for children, the availability of financial support, parent’s educational background and family and surrounding communities.