Minat Melanjutkan Studi ke Perguruan Tinggi Ditinjau dari Status Sosial Ekonomi Orang Tua dan Self-efficacy

Abstract

Students' interest in pursuing higher education deserves close attention, given its substantial role in enhancing human resource quality and broadening students' future prospects. This study aims to explore in depth how students at MAN 3 Cilacap perceive their interest in pursuing higher education from the perspectives of parental socioeconomic status and self-efficacy. Informants were eleventh-grade students at MAN 3 Cilacap, selected through purposive sampling; data were gathered via in-depth interviews, observation, and documentation, then processed through data reduction, display, and conclusion drawing. Findings show students view continuing to higher education as a hope to attain further learning, develop their potential, and secure a better future. Parental socioeconomic status reflected in education level, occupation, income, and access to learning facilities shapes planning for further study, yet economic limitations do not always diminish interest, since parental moral support sustains it. Self-efficacy further strengthens students' confidence in overcoming obstacles and pursuing their educational goals.