Empowerment of “Street Children” Using CIPP Model to Develop Life Skills in Urban Areas of East Java Indonesia

Abstract

This study aims to find an empowerment model of street children through effective and applicable life skills education. The empowerment was developed according to the will and potentials of the street children. CIPP (Content Input Process and Product) Model was used to develop the life skills of street children. The study was designed with a quasi-experimental using pre-test and post-test (before and after the training action). The goal is to develop life skills of street children in accordance with the will and potential skills they possessed. The research locations were in urban areas in East Java. The subjects were street children of junior high school and senior high school drop outs. The data collection was done by pre-test and post-test. Data analysis used tables of percentage and gain score. The results showed that street children should be given skills training according to their talents and their willingness. The types of skills to be trained were automotive, furniture, fashion, and culinary. The implementation training using CIPP system showed positive and significant results. This was indicated by the evaluation scores of the pre-test and post-test evaluation that continues to increase and the average results of gain score analysis which increased significantly. Research on the training of street children using CIPP approach has never been done by previous researchers. Training was conducted with 30% theory and 70% practice. The training schedule was tailored to the condition and character of the street children. Training was conducted in stages (the modular system) of as many as 16 sessions. Training evaluation pattern uses ongoing process system.

Keywords: street children, empowerment, potential skills, and life skills training