Social Behavior of The Children of Newspaper Sellers in Kupang City to Defend Existential at School

Abstract

Eksistensi anak di jalanan sebagai penjual koran dianggap sebagai hal yang tidak edukatif karena dapat mempengaruhi perilaku anak. Sementara itu, anak harus berkerja di jalan sebagai penjual koran agar mereka dapat membiayai pendidikan dan memenuhi kebutuhan sehari-hari. Dalam penelitian ini, perilaku sosial anak menjadi kajian utama karena penting untuk membandingkan perilaku anak ketika di jalanan dan sekolah. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perilaku sosial anak penjual koran dan eksistensinya di sekolah. Selain itu, peneliti menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan teknik purposive sampling dalam memilih subjek penelitian yang terdiri anak penjual koran dan guru. Pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui wawancara, observasi, dan catatan lapangan. Data kemudian diolah dengan teknik analisis Creswell, yaitu proses analisis bergerak dalam lingkaran di antara pengumpulan data, pengorganisasian data, pembacaan, memoing, deskripsi, klasifikasi, penafsiran, dan penyajian. Diperoleh hasil analisis data bahwa anak penjual koran di Kota Kupang menunjukkan perilaku ekspresif dengan cara melanggar peraturan sekolah seperti tidak mengenakan baju seragam dan kaos kaki serta sering menggunakan tas kresek untuk tempat buku-buku dan alat-alat tulis lainnya. Selain itu, anak-anak ini juga menunjukkan perilaku sosiometrik di jalanan, yaitu mereka berbohong apabila ada yang bertanya “apakah kamu masih sekolah?” Mereka akan menjawab, saya sekolah pagi jika ditanya di waktu sore dan malam, sebaliknya mereka akan menjawab sekolah sore jika ditanya di waktu pagi.

(Children existed on the road as a newspaper seller was considered as uneducated because it made deviant behaviour, while children should work on the road as newspaper seller for tuition fee and daily needs. In this research, children's social behaviour is the main study because it is important to compare children's behaviour on the streets and at school. This study aimed to know the social behaviour of children of newspaper sellers to remain in school. The type of research is qualitative. The subject of the research was determined by purposive samplings such as children of newspaper sellers and teachers. The data was collected through in-depth interviews, observation, and file notes. Meanwhile, the data were analyzed through Creswell method, namely, in one circle among data collection, data categories, memo, description, classification, interpretation, and visualization. The result of this study showed that children of newspaper sellers in Kupang City exist at school with expressive behaviour who was shown on violating school rules such as not wearing uniforms and often using plastic bags for books and other stationery. On the other hand, they also showed sociometric behaviour on the road, namely, they lie when someone asks “are you a student?” Then they will answer learning in the morning if we were asked in the afternoon and evening, whereas they will answer school afternoon if we were asked in the morning).