Lestari, Hesti and Rostyaningsih, Dewi and Santoso, R. Slamet (2022) Kudu Sekolah is an Effort to Improve Community Welfare in Pekalongan Regency. In: International Conference Proceeding ICISPE Universitas Diponegoro 22 EMBRACING GLOBAL TRANSFORMATION: COLLABORATIVE INNOVATIONS TROUGH SOCIAL AND POLITICAL RESEARCH 7-8 SEPT 2022. ICISPE Fisip Undip, Semarang. ISBN ISSN 2593-7650 (Submitted)

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Abstract

Abstract. Education is one indicator in measuring society's welfare. People with higher education levels are
expected to have a high quality of life to achieve welfare. Children Out of School (ATS) are one of the
problems the government faces in providing education. Pekalongan Regency is one of the regions in Central
Java with a high ATS rate. The Pekalongan Regency Government has tried to overcome the ATS problem with
the Kudu Sekolah program. Kudu Sekolah is one of the innovations of the Pekalongan Regency Government
to improve education quality and ensure that all school-age children in the Pekalongan Regency receive the
best possible education. The purpose of this study is know the Kudu Sekolah innovation as an effort of
Pekalongan Regency to improve society’s welfare. This study uses a descriptive qualitative research method
using primary data from interviews with the Pekalongan Regency Government. The study results show that in
the Kudu Sekolah program, 729 Children Out of School have been successfully returned to school from 2019
to 2020. The decline in the Children Out of School rate in the Pekalongan Regency will help improve the
society welfare in Pekalongan Regency.
Keywords: Kudu Sekolah, Innovation, Public Service, Community Welfare

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