Implementation of Education Policy on Extracurricular Activities in Vocational Schools, Gorontalo City

Abstract

This research aimed to explore and analyze the implementation of educational policies in scout extracurricular activities at State Vocational Schools in Gorontalo City. The study employed a qualitative method with a phenomenological approach. The study was done through action in the field and phenomena observation with the object studied by direct interaction. The results showed that in the implementation of educational policies in scout extracurricular activities, there were still some vocational schools in Gorontalo city that had not included all classes in scouting activities; besides, the coaches and budgets were relatively inadequate. The results of interviews showed that some classes did not join the scouting activities in the current year because the activities had been taken last year Furthermore, the infrastructure to support activities was still limited. This indicated that this scout extracurricular activity must be supported by efforts to make improvements. Thus, this study provides an effort to construct a model for implementing activities in determining human resources and financial resources. As a result, scout supervisors can be fulfilled in schools and can achieve well implementation of educational policies on scout extracurricular activities.