School Literacy Movement Policy at Junior High School Muhammadiyah 10

Abstract

The lack of interest in reading in Indonesia greatly affects the quality of the nation which in turn will result in the nation's backwardness. With a lack of interest in reading that can cause serious problems to get to a golden Indonesia, the next generation must begin to be pulled back to know what literacy is. This study aims to describe the policy of the school literacy movement at JHS Muhammadiyah 10 Bandung City. Implementation is based on 4 Edward III factors, namely communication, resources, commitment, and employees and will describe the supporting and inhibiting factors in the implementation of literacy policies. JHS Muhammadiyah 10 is committed to building community literacy through the implementation of the policy of the community literacy movement. This study aims to determine; (1) implementation of school literacy movement policies; (2) Interest in reading at JHS Muhammadiyah 10; (3) Supporting factors for the implementation ofthe School Literacy Movement Policy in Bandung; and (4) inhibiting factors for implementing the School Literacy Movement Policy at JHS Muhammadiyah 10 Bandung City. This research uses a qualitative method with a case study approach. This research was conducted from July 2017 to November 2017. The subjects of this research were residents of JHS Muhammadiyah 10 Bandung City. Data collection techniques using interviews, observation and documentation. The data validity technique in this study used triangulation of sources and techniques. The data analysis used in this research is an interactive model. Reported from kompasiana.com, Indonesia is listed as one of the countries that has succeeded in reducing illiteracy rates. UNDP data in 2014 noted that the literacy rate of the Indonesian people reached 92.8% for the adult group, and 98.8% for the youth category. This figure shows that Indonesia has passed the stage of a literacy crisis in terms of literacy. However, the challenge currently being faced is the low interest in reading. In addition to the availability of books throughout Indonesia, the government also faces low reading motivation among students. This is because in the era of information technology, students understand to have the ability to read in understanding the text analytically, critically and reflectively. In fact, a common problem in the world of literacy in Indonesia is the low level of emotion towards information sources, one of which is reading books and activities to use these sources of information or reading activities.