Child education is a crucial aspect in shaping the character and quality of human resources in the future. Parents play a crucial role in supporting the process of their children's education, both within and outside the school environment. This research aims to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the use of social media by parents and the extent to which it can enhance their involvement in child education. The study employs a qualitative literature review method with a focus on the analysis of literature obtained from Google Scholar. A qualitative approach is utilized to understand the phenomenon deeply and contextually, providing a more comprehensive insight. The study results indicate that social media has brought positive changes in how parents engage in the development of their children. By providing easily accessible communication platforms and various educational information, social media opens the door for more active and informed parental involvement.
Budi Sunarso, Ardhana Januar Mahardhani, Tusriyanto et al.
In Banda Aceh, it is common to see children who are not yet of working age selling in cafes and at traffic lights. Their working hours exceed 3 hours a day, and the work they do can threaten safety and interfere with children’s education, which is in conflict with law number 13 concerning employment. This study aims to determine stakeholder participation in handling child labor in Banda Aceh City. Employing qualitative research methods with a descriptive framework, researchers identified multiple actions undertaken by stakeholders in addressing child labor in Banda Aceh City. First, the Banda Aceh City Social Service has the authority to provide guidance to child workers. Second, DP3AP2KB Banda Aceh City has the authority to prevent and handle violence against children. Third, the UPTD PPA Banda Aceh City has the authority to respond quickly and is psychoeducational to child victims of violence. Fourth, Banda Aceh City Satpol PP and WH have the authority to supervise, control, and safeguard child workers to maximize public order and community security. Furthermore, the challenges in handling child labor in the City of Banda Aceh are: 1) the behavior of people who easily feel pity; 2) the behavior of child workers who are used to working on the streets; 3) the limited authority of the government; 4) weak applicable laws and no special regulations regarding child labor.
Dina Siti Hanifa, Cut Zamharira, Zakki Fuad Khalil
The Child-Friendly City Initiative program has contributed to encouraging the fulfillment of children's participation rights in the development process in Surabaya City. Using a descriptive qualitative method with a literature study of journal articles, reports, news, and official documents from the Ministry of Women Empowerment and Children Protection of Indonesia, P3APPKB Office of Surabaya City, Surabaya City Children's Forum, Surabaya City Child-Friendly City Task Force Team, UNICEF Indonesia and interviews with the Surabaya City Children's Forum Management via zoom. This research found that the fulfillment of children's participation rights in Surabaya has met the standards of Robert Hart's Child Participation Ladder and Lundy's Child Participation Model after the World Child-Friendly City predicate in Surabaya. Secondly, Surabaya has also obtained the Main Level Child-Friendly City (CFC) title through children's involvement in the Development Planning Conference and support for the Children's Forum. Finally, through the CFCI program, the Surabaya Government significantly ensures that children's right to participation in local development is realized through various initiatives, although there are negative contributions that the Surabaya Children's Forum also experiences. This research uses thematic analysis to fill in the gaps in the contribution of the Child-Friendly City Initiative program, especially in fulfilling children's participation rights in development in Indonesia.
This study aims to analyse how internal parental migration influences school participation and work for children aged 10–15 years in Indonesia as measured by four categories, namely, (a) children attending school, (b) working children, (c) children attending school and working and (d) children who do not attend school and do not work (idle). The method used in this study is a multinomial logit model, while the data used is from the 2015 Inter-Census Population Survey (SUPAS) provided by Indonesian Central Board of Statistics (BPS). The results show that parental internal migration generally leads to a reduction in school participation rates and an increase in work participation rates among the children of migrant parents. The impact is greater when the mother migrates. However, the negative impact of parental internal migration on children’s participation in education and child labour decreases as the duration of migration increases. In addition, this study also provides some important findings regarding the important aspects that can affect child school participation and work, including the quality of parents’ work after migration, parents’ education, child’s age, family size and family welfare, including the quality of the environment where the children live.
Susilo Susilo, Muhammad Afif Khoiruddin, Devanto Shasta Pratomo et al.
Volunteering is one factors that ensure the development of both individual and social development and social integration. However, participation in volunteering in Türkiye is relatively low, and research on the motivations of volunteers and the effect of volunteering is limited. Although considered one of the factors that will ensure the development of both individual and social development and social integration. Hence, this qualitative inquiry aimed to investigate the factors affecting participation and the effects of voluntary activities in multi-levels in Türkiye’s child welfare field. The study was carried out through in-depth interviews with 25 volunteers. The narratives were analyzed thematically, and two themes were identified including the motivations and effects of volunteering. These themes revealed the significance of understanding the motivations of volunteers at micro-mezzo-macro levels. The key findings suggest that individuals’ personal experiences, family, friends, and the community perspectives can affect their motivation to volunteer. In addition, while volunteering affects the individual biopsychosocial, it also affects societal views. Therefore, future research should be conducted on the importance of volunteering in various social services fields, including family, elderly, disabled, and women, to increase the understanding of volunteering and how it impacts the broader context.
BACKGROUND: Child hospitalization is a stressful experience for both children and their parents. Parents should establish effective communication with healthcare professionals to be able to participate in the care of their children in the hospital environment. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of parental participation in the care of hospitalized children on parent satisfaction and parent and child anxiety. DESIGN: The design used for this study was randomized controlled trial. METHODS: The study data were collected between 1 February and 31 May 2016. Frequency, percentage, paired t test, Mann-Whitney U and Wilcoxon were used to analyse the data. RESULTS: The study compared the parents' pretest and posttest scores on the anxiety and found that there was a statistically significant difference between the posttest scores of intervention and control groups. There was also a statistically significant difference parental participation and overall satisfaction subscales of the parent satisfaction as well as their total scores and mean scores. Comparison of the children's posttest scores on the anxiety inventory also found a statistically significant difference. CONCLUSION: The study concluded that parental participation in the care of hospitalized children increases parent satisfaction with healthcare, and reduces anxiety of both parents and children.
The application of the principles of good governance is not only limited to ministries and government agencies or central and regional government levels. The application of good governance needs to be extended to non-governmental social institutions such as children's social welfare institutions. Sejati Orphanage of Muhammadiyah Rappang is one of the social welfare institutions of children in South Sulawesi, founded by H. ismail Ambo Mariama since 1950 as a form of social concern for the massacre known as the 40,000 victims in December 1949 in South Sulawesi. This research aims to determine the level of participation and application of the principles of good governance in the orphanage. This research uses quantitative descriptive method by describing the two variables using the Likert scale and examining the relationship between the two variables using linear regression analysis. Samples is 30 was taken from 150 populations. The results show that the level of participation and application of the principles of good governance are included in the excellent category. While the level of participation influences 42.2 percent of the application of the principles of good governance. This shows that the application of the principles of good governance in social institutions is easier compared to other institutions.
Background: Community participation has the potential to improve the effects of interventions and reduce inequalities in child growth. Multidimensional indicators capture such effects and inequalities. Objectives: The objective of this study was to measure the association between multidimensional child growth and community participation in 2 nutrition-sensitive interventions. Methods: A Multidimensional Index of Child Growth was calculated with the 5-y-old cohort of the Vietnam Young Lives Survey. Young Lives is a unique dataset that has information on community participation in the design and implementation stages of 2 interventions: a health and a water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) intervention. Community participation during the interventions was recorded retrospectively with interviews at the household level. Ordinary least-squares and quantile regressions were estimated using data on 240 children. A Multidimensional Index of Child Advantage, sex, and location (urban/rural) were included as control covariates. Results: < 0.05) and no significant effects were found for community participation during the implementation stage of the interventions. Instead of the physical dimension, the significant associations in the design stage were related to the nonphysical dimension of child growth. Inequalities in multidimensional growth were found for children living in rural areas, but not for girls. Conclusions: The association between community participation and multidimensional child growth is indicative of the importance of community participation during the design phase of interventions, in particular for the nonphysical dimensions of child growth related to social and psychological factors. The benefits of participation were greater for urban children compared with rural children, which deserves further attention.
Rolando Manuel Gonzales Martinez, Jonathan C. K. Wells, Paul Anand et al.
As the Sustainable Development Goals approach their final years, amplifying the voices of marginalized communities is paramount for inclusive development. This qualitative, multiple-case study sought to understand how child beneficiaries contribute to project management and what factors influence NGOs to engage in participation. A total of 52 respondents participated in the study, including six board trustees, eight managers, and 38 beneficiaries. The research on three NGOs identified four key antecedents of child beneficiary participation: 1) management’s stakeholder perception of beneficiaries; 2) beneficiaries’ self-perception as stakeholders; 3) the mutual trust between leaders and beneficiaries; and 4) a shared desire for beneficiary self-reliance.This study contributes to theory by providing a framework of meaningful participation of child beneficiaries in NGOs. While the findings do not allow for statistical generalization, they offer insights into participatory practices that may be relevant to other NGOs, particularly those operating in high-power distance cultures. It underscores the need for NGO leaders to critically examine their beliefs, values and perspectives, ultimately reinforcing that child beneficiaries are not merely recipients but active agents capable of shaping organizational outcomes.
The aim of this study was to explore the awareness level of teachers towards human rights specifically child rights in secondary schools and its implications for educational policy in Punjab-Pakistan in order to layout ways of improvement for child rights. This paper investigated the problems with reference to national perspective and was delimited to only teachers working in secondary schools of Punjab, Pakistan. Using cross sectional and quantitative method design a survey was distributed to 1350 teachers (9th & 10th class). Simple random sampling method was used to select the sample. The response rate of teachers, was 95% (1277). The data were analyzed by applying descriptive and inferential statistics. The results of t-test and ANOVA applied on teachers’, scale who sensitized statistically different perceptions (KAP- Knowledge, Attitude and Practice), in terms of provision, protection and participation (3Ps) about child rights (UNCRC) in secondary schools of Punjab. The subjects which are having children with them had perceived almost equally as compared to those without children in terms of provision, protection and participation of child rights. ANOVA results based on different age, academic qualification and service experience of teachers had shown statistically different views about 3Ps of child rights.
