The Expansion of High School Education in Poor Regions

The Case of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Bibliographic Data

ID8416662
AuthorsGavin W Jones (0000-0001-7114-5053), Laila Nagib (Indonesian Institute of Sciences), Sumono Sumono (Indonesian Institute of Sciences), Tri Handayani (0000-0002-6734-4102, Indonesian Institute of Sciences)
Year1998
Volume34
Issue3
Pages59-84
Publication date1998-12-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueBulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0007-4918 • E-ISSN: 1472-7234
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00074919812331337420
OpenAlexW2087142454
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited7

This paper explores the continuing labour market dilemmas resulting from the expansion of upper secondary and higher education in Indonesia. The situation is more acute in the poorer provinces such as East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) with their limited demand for high school graduates. The findings presented here are based on a sample of 800 high school students in the West Timor region of NTT. The authors point to the problems inherent in the Indonesian government's goal of nine years' compulsory education by the year 2004, and suggest policy measures to avoid the wastage of talent in provinces such as East Nusa Tenggara

Archaeology · China · East Asia · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Political science · Education Systems and Policies · Education Systems and Policy · Educational Curriculum and Learning Methods

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