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Kiki Febrianti, Putu Aryatama, Puji Lestari
This study examines the role of the extended family in child-rearing practices among Buddhist families whose parents work as Indonesian migrant workers (PMI). The study is located in Sumber Kucur Village, Blitar Regency, East Java, which is a minority Buddhist community with a relatively high rate of labor migration. The study aims to identify the typologies of child-rearing practices carried out by the extended family and to analyze the mobilization of various forms of family capital in maintaining the continuity of child-rearing across distance and generations. The research employs a qualitative approach using the case study method. Data were collected through participant observation, in-depth interviews, and documentation involving ten informants—comprising grandmothers, grandfathers, aunts, uncles, and children from migrant families—selected via purposive and snowball sampling techniques. The findings reveal that the extended family plays a central role in maintaining the stability of child-rearing when parents migrate. Three main typologies of child-rearing were identified: the delegative pattern, the collaborative pattern, and spiritual-value-based child-rearing. Analysis using Pierre Bourdieu’s theory of capital framework indicates that these caregiving practices are supported by the mobilization of four forms of family capital: economic capital through the distribution of remittances; social capital through kinship networks, neighbors, and the temple community; cultural capital through the transmission of Buddhist values such as sila, dana, and metta; and symbolic capital in the form of moral authority held by older family members. These four forms of capital dynamically interact within the family arena to sustain child-rearing and the reproduction of cultural and religious values. These findings confirm that the extended family in rural Buddhist communities’ functions not only as a practical substitute for parents but also as a resilient social actor in safeguarding the well-being of migrant children through complex capital mobilization strategies.
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Damian Mellifont
Research is needed to identify prevailing terms respectively used in relation to autism and ADHD in a scholarly context, along with broader academic understandings and disagreements surrounding neurodivergence terminology. This rapid review thus aims to inform about scholarly reporting involving: a) prevailing terms positioned under the umbrellas of autism and ADHD; b) neurodivergence terminology; and c) neurodivergence-related terms that remain contested. To address the above-stated research aims, the author carried out a rapid review of the scholarly literature. While highlighting the broad nature of terms as respectively positioned under autism, ADHD, and neurodivergence, this review also revealed strong disagreements concerning ideological underpinnings and general applications of these terms. According to the scholarly literature, particularly contentious areas encompass those of: a) medical model persistence versus inclusive neurodivergence-based terms; b) the terms warranting inclusion under an umbrella term of neurodivergence; c) the use of identity first versus person first language; and d) the terms potentially holding ableist tones. This exploratory study provides an evidence-based disability policy roadmap towards advancing the use of inclusive autism, ADHD, and neurodivergence terminology.
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Thobias Messakh, Aos Kuswandi, Zulkarnain Umar
This study aims to analyze the Head of Eilogo Health Community Center's implementation of transformational leadership to provide services of the Complete Basic Immunization (CBI) program in Sabu Raijua Regency. The research employed a qualitative descriptive approach using interviews, observations, and documentation. The findings reveal that the four dimensions of transformational leadership proposed by Bass (1990)—idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, and individualized consideration—have not been fully optimized. Limited engagement, weak communication of vision, lack of innovation, and insufficient attention to health staff remain major obstacles. From a humanistic and social justice perspective, weak leadership has reduced equitable access to health services. This study highlights the importance of empathetic, human-centered, and socially just leadership in realizing effective and inclusive primary health care.
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Syifa Azzahra, M. Yakub Aiyub Kadir, Sindy Alifa Saputri
This study analyzes the legal basis for UNICEF’s presence and activities in Indonesia, focusing on its role in facilitating and advocating for the supervision of child guardianship at the Aceh Baitul Mal in accordance with Qanun Baitul Mal Number 3 of 2021 and Minister of Social Affairs Regulation Number 7 of 2024. It employs a normative juridical method, using library-based legal research to collect and analyze secondary legal materials and interviews with experts. UNICEF Aceh plays a significant role in strengthening the child guardianship system in Aceh through capacity building, regulatory enhancement, and community-based legal protection. Indonesia ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child through Presidential Decree Number 36 of 1990. Through a Memorandum of Understanding, UNICEF has extended its contributions to the Special Province of Aceh, which applies Syariah and Baitul Mal, the institution for managing and supervising the inheritance of orphans. The presence of UNICEF is driven by existing legal gaps and ongoing challenges in fully realizing children’s rights, particularly those of orphaned children. This role is carried out through strategic partnerships with Aceh Baitul Mal and the Indonesian Center for Aceh Islamic and Sharia Studies (ICAIOS), focusing on supervising guardianship for orphaned children. The issue stems from a regulatory vacuum surrounding guardianship supervision after the Sharia Court determines guardianship. Initiated in 2023, the collaboration led to the drafting of procedures for guardianship supervision as mandated by Aceh Qanun Number 10 of 2018, which have been pilot-tested at various levels to support more effective regulatory frameworks.
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Nuralamsyah Ismail, Ainun Maghfira, Alwi Alwi, Ishak Salim
This study aims to analyze the implementation of Public Social Partnership in the Rumah Perlindungan dan Trauma Center (RPTC) program in Makassar City as an effort to enhance the responsiveness in handling Persons with Social Welfare Problems (PMKS). This research employs a descriptive qualitative approach, with data collected through observation, interviews, and document review. Data analysis was conducted through the processes of data condensation, data display, and conclusion drawing. The findings indicate that the implementation of Public Social Partnership in the RPTC program, based on the framework proposed by Mazzei et al. (2018), has not been fully optimal. Several indicators have been implemented effectively, including flexibility in program execution through comprehensive assessment stages, involvement of service users, and budget allocation. However, several aspects still require improvement, particularly in leadership, partnership formalization, strengthening collaboration, and efforts to overcome silo practices. Although communication among actors is relatively effective, coordination between the Makassar City Social Service and its partners remains inconsistent, and silo-breaking strategies have not been evenly implemented across all partner institutions.
