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Children who do not want to go to school and cannot complete their schooling and cannot finish their schooling or in other words do not get a diploma. There are various reasons why children can drop out of school, such as lack of attention from parents, economic problems, low interest in going to school, helping parents at work, being involved in juvenile delinquency cases, low intelligence levels, socialization and also the school zoning system. The purpose of the observation is to obtain information from the consequences of the child leaving school and to help the child to accept himself that he is a child who dropped out of school, so as not to be inferior and lose hope and convince the client (counselee) that the counselee can return to school and achieve his goals. This observation uses a qualitative method, in this case collecting data about events or phenomena that occur, and using a client-focused approach (psychotherapy that focuses on the client to solve his own problems), the counselor's presence is to listen empathetically and be fully present, and a rational-emotive behavioral therapy approach (an approach that aims to help someone overcome emotional disturbances and think rationally). From the results of the study, pastoral counseling assistance with a client-centered approach and rational emotive behavior therapy can help people who drop out of school not lose confidence, if they see their peers going to school, can open up, be more diligent in worship and more eager to prepare themselves to return to school.

Riau Province Regional Regulation No. 12 of 2013 concerning the Implementation of Government Education stipulates the 12-Year Learning Obligation. The Pekanbaru City Education Office is an agency authorized to take care of government affairs in the field of education starting from the PAUD, SD, and SMP levels in Pekanbaru City. But in reality there are still problems in the field of education in Pekanbaru City such as school dropouts. This study aims to describe how the implementation of the duties and functions of the Pekanbaru City Education Office in handling dropouts and describe the inhibiting factors in the implementation of the duties and functions of the Pekanbaru City Education Office in handling dropouts. This research uses the theory of administrative functions according to Oey Liang Lee, namely administrative functions consisting of Planning, Organizing, Coordinating, Implementing and Supervising. This research uses descriptive qualitative methods. The data analysis used is data reduction, data presentation and conclusion drawing. The results of this study indicate that the implementation of the duties and functions of the Pekanbaru City Education Office seen from the indicators of planning and organizing has gone well, while from the indicators of implementation, coordination and supervision has not been maximized due to several inhibiting factors such as the lack of training or coaching conducted for educators in SKB, lack of facilities and infrastructure in the activities of the SKB. lack of facilities and infrastructure in the activities of the equivalency education program, coordination meetings that have not been carried out regularly and supervision that has not reached the supervision standards of the Education Office.

Peningkatan angka penyelenggaraan perkawinan anak, khususnya pada pedesaan merupakan salah satu dasar utama melakukan pengabdian masyarakat, dalam hal ini dengan bentuk sosialisasi dan edukasi terkait dampak perkawinan anak. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif yang turun langsung ke lapangan untuk secara aktif melakukan sosialisasi dan edukasi dengan warga dan perangkat desa Kelurahan Wonopolo, Kecamatan Mijen, Kota Semarang sebagai upaya preventif peningkatan perkawinan anak. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa, Perguruan tinggi melakukan pengabdian kepada masyarakat, termasuk menyediakan sosialisasi dan penyuluhan untuk mencegah pernikahan anak. Perkawinan anak dianggap melanggar hak anak dan merupakan bentuk kekerasan terhadap anak. Praktik ini sering kali disebabkan oleh kemiskinan, ketidaksetaraan gender, dan ketidakadilan sosial. Dampaknya sangat signifikan, dengan sebagian besar partisipan penelitian harus putus sekolah dan menghadapi kekerasan fisik dan psikologis. Di Indonesia, faktor-faktor yang menyebabkan pernikahan anak antara lain kondisi ekonomi, rendahnya tingkat pendidikan, keinginan pribadi, pergaulan bebas, dan tradisi adat. Pada daerah pedesaan, pernikahan anak masih sering dianggap wajar, terutama jika didukung oleh adat istiadat atau budaya. Kurangnya akses terhadap pendidikan dan informasi tentang kesehatan reproduksi juga menjadi faktor utama, serta masalah ekonomi dan perasaan malu akan pandangan dan stigma dari lingkungan sekitar.

This research aims to determine the study of the phenomenon of children dropping out of school at SMA Negeri 2 Muara Badak, Kutai Kartenegara Regency. This type of research is descriptive qualitative. The focus of this research is to determine the phenomenon of female students dropping out of school at SMA Negeri 2 Muara Badak and the school's efforts to deal with female students dropping out of school at SMA Negeri 2 Muara Badak. The data collection techniques used were observation, interviews and documentation. The data analysis techniques used are data reduction, data display, data presentation and drawing conclusions.The results of this research show that the factors causing children to drop out of school at SMA Negeri 2 Muara Badak are categorized based on internal and external factors. Low internal factors include motivation and lack of understanding of the importance of education, intelligence and learning disorders, as well as lack of discipline regarding time. Meanwhile, external factors are caused by teachers who are angry, fierce and like to curse, and there is a lack of family support to help these children overcome their problems at school.

The main objective of this community empowerment activity is to build the spirit of developing entrepreneurs and business plans for teenagers who drop out of school in Sumbawa District. The methods used in this community service activity are tutorial methods, mentoring methods, discussion methods and evaluation. The results achieved from this activity are: (1) PKBM HATTA students are enthusiastic about starting an early business, (2) PKBM HATTA students can analyse business opportunities, (3) PKBM HATTA students can understand business development strategies, (4) PKBM HATTA students are able to plan businesses and manage risk management, (5) PKBM HATTA students are able to understand and run briefly related to online marketing management.

This program aims to reduce the percentage of school dropouts in border islands. Through this program, researchers created an educational environment by involving students of the Study Program Student Association (HMPS). This program was held every Saturday in Wakarleli, Maluku Barat Daya, during October 2023 - November 2023 involving around 20 children in various age categories and around 5-10 students at each meeting. The method used in this activity is descriptive method. The activities supporting the program are educational games which are implemented at the beginning and at the end of the meeting, the introduction of letters and numbers, and counting activities. The results of evaluations and interviews show that this program can increase children's confidence levels, train their communication skills, patience, tolerance, and helping attitudes between children. In addition to the great benefits for the children, this program also provides huge benefits for the students and lecturers involved. For students, this program is considered to increase their creativity in making learning media. Where this skill is a much needed skill, especially for students of the Mathematics Education and PGSD Study Programs. In addition, for students of the Law Study Program, this activity can also foster sensitivity in society and improve their communication skills which are also needed in their future profession. In general, in this program students are trained to work together, socialize and build their confidence to be in public.

The problem of children dropping out of school is still a challenge that must be overcome in realizing equal distribution of education in Indonesia. This is proven in the 2022 Susenas Data on Out of School Children in Indonesia that there are 3,847,780 children who have dropped out of school. This condition is also experienced by the children of the Pondok Kopi Scavenger Village, East Jakarta, as many as 16  scavenger children in the area are unable to continue their education due to lack of funds and cultural conditions that make them stop going to school. PKBM Nara Creative as one of the non-formal education institutions is making efforts to deal with this problem. Therefore, this research aims to find out PKBM Nara Kreatif strategy in dealing with the problem of out-of-school children in Pondok Kopi Scavenger Village, East Jakarta. The research method in this paper is descriptive with a qualitative descriptive approach. By conducting a direct interview with the Project & Partnership Manager of PKBM Nara Kreatif. The results of the research show that in dealing with out-of-school children in Pondok Kopi Pemulung Village, PKBM Nara Kreatif uses an empowerment strategy that is formulated into a program, namely the Trusted Children's School.

The problem of children dropping out of school is still a challenge that must be overcome in realizing equal distribution of education in Indonesia. This is proven in the 2022 Susenas Data on Out of School Children in Indonesia that there are 3,847,780 children who have dropped out of school. This condition is also experienced by the children of the Pondok Kopi Scavenger Village, East Jakarta, as many as 16  scavenger children in the area are unable to continue their education due to lack of funds and cultural conditions that make them stop going to school. PKBM Nara Creative as one of the non-formal education institutions is making efforts to deal with this problem. Therefore, this research aims to find out PKBM Nara Kreatif strategy in dealing with the problem of out-of-school children in Pondok Kopi Scavenger Village, East Jakarta. The research method in this paper is descriptive with a qualitative descriptive approach. By conducting a direct interview with the Project & Partnership Manager of PKBM Nara Kreatif. The results of the research show that in dealing with out-of-school children in Pondok Kopi Pemulung Village, PKBM Nara Kreatif uses an empowerment strategy that is formulated into a program, namely the Trusted Children's School.

The purpose of writing this article is to analyse the factors that cause dropout for children with special needs, as well as the programs and role of the education and culture office of Central Java province in minimising dropout rates in special schools (SLB) The research method used in this article is descriptive empirical method, namely research by going directly to the field and then analysing the results of the research. The data sources used in this article consist of primary data sources and secondary data sources. In particular, the factors that cause dropout rates in slb include economic factors, distance factors, parental factors and environmental factors. The Central Java Provincial Education and Culture Office is the education policy maker in the Central Java Province area. In carrying out its policy, the Central Java Provincial Education and Culture Office has the authority to create, implement and monitor the implementation of education. The Central Java Provincial Education and Culture Office also plays an important role in the implementation of various education and culture programmes. The Central Java Provincial Office of Education and Culture in its efforts to minimise dropout rates in slb has several programmes, namely the construction of new school units, pip and bsm assistance, and improving the quality of education in SLB. Keywords: Education and Culture Office Programmes, Dropout, Special Schools (SLB)