Bahwa sebagian besar penduduk Indonesia bermukim di pedesaan merupakan hal yang diketahui secara umum. Dan bahwa pembangunan pedesaan menjadi sangat penting tidak perlu diperdebatkan. Juga bahwa hasil-hasil pembangunan,terutama pembangunan pertanian, telah dapat memperbaiki kehidupan petani tidak perlu disangkal. Tapi, suatu hal yang selalu menjadi pertanyaan adalah mengapa kondisi kehidupan di pedesaan selalu tertinggal dibandingkan dengan kehidupan di perkotaan, walaupun keduanya sama-sama melaksanakan dan menikmati hasil-hasil pembangunan.

This paper analysis relation andimpacts of Islamicity on happiness, with human development and global competitiveness as moderating variables.Cross-nations data on Islamicity, human development, global competitiveness and happiness were collected from 123 countries and employed in a path analysis model. The result showed that there were positive and very strong correlations between Islamicity and happiness (r14= 0.81), between global competitiveness and happiness (r34= 0.76), and between human development and happiness (r24= 0.82). Path coefficients indicated that direct impact of Islamicity on happiness was positive and significant (P41= 0.36), direct impact of global competitiveness on happiness was positive and significant (P43= 0.06), direct impact of human development on happiness was positive and significant (P42= 0.46). Indirectly, the impact of Islamicity on happiness, through global competitiveness was positive, but statistically not significant (P43-P31= 0.04), the impact of Islamicity on happiness through global competitiveness and human development was positive, but statistically not significant (P43-P32-P21= 0.01) and the impact of Islamicity on happiness through human development was positive and significant (P42-P21=0.39). Implication of this finding was that applying Islamic teaching and implementing the practice of human development would be very important to make people happy and to maintain happiness.

This paper reports the use of recast technique in correcting students’ errors in the EYL (English for Young Learners) classroom. Observation and interview methods were conducted to collect the data. While observation was implemented to find out the role of recast in teaching-learning processes, interview to ten teachers and twenty-four students was conducted in order to answer teachers and students’ perceptions of recast technique. Findings showed that teachers and students gave positive perceptions of recast. Recast can encourage students’ language awareness, motivation, and independence. The findings of this study suggest that recast technique can be used as an alternative feedback in giving correction to students’ errors. The study confirms literature showing that recast is an effective corrective feedback.

Lebaran sebagai hari kemenangan yang perlu dirayakan bersama keluarga telah memunculkan tradisi khas Indonesia. Tradisi mudik. Entah kapan tradisi ini dimulai. Tapi yang jelas, setiap menjelang Lebaran terminal bus dan stasion kereta api diserbu pemudik. Begitu juga kira-kira seminggu setelah lebaran, Jakarta ataupun kota-kota besar lainnya sibuk " menyambut " penduduknya yang baru saja berlebaran di kampung halamn.

Pada setiap bulan April kita terutama kaum wanita selalu memperingati hari kelahiran seorang pejuang emansipasi wanita, Raden Ajeng Kartini. Pada zamannya dimana kaum wanita hanya menjadi warga masyarkat kelas dua, dengan caranya sendiri beliau berjuang mengangkat harkat dan derajat kaumnya. Beliau memperjuangkan persamaan hak bagi kaum wanita untuk memperoleh kesempatan yang sejajar dengan kaum pria. Sekarang harus diakui bahwa perjuangan beliau telah menunjukan hasil. Banyak kaum wanita menduduki jabatan penting dan pekerjaan yang patut di banggakan. Mulai dari pengusaha, pejabat pemerintah seperti dirjen, menteri dan duta besar, dokter, profesor dan bahkan calon antariksawati

This paper examined the impact of technological progress on poverty reduction, with unemployment rate and economic growth as moderating variables, in Indonesia during the period of 2004-2013. It was coincided with two perods of Yudhoyono administration.Technological progress was measured by total factor productivity (TFP) growth, unemployment was measuredby open unemployment rate, economic growth was measured by the growth of Gross Domestic Product based on the year of 2000 constant price, and poverty reduction was measured by the percentage of poor people. Impact analysis was conducted using SEM-Path Analysis techniques. Most data were directly gathered from the National Statistics Agency, except data on TFP growth. The results showed that first, technological progress,directly, had a not significant positive impact on poverty reduction (Path-1). Second, technological progress, indirectly, had a positive significant impact on poverty reduction (Path-2). Third, technological progress, indirectly, had a positive significant impact on poverty reduction (Path-3). Fourth, technological progress, indirectly, had positive significant impact on poverty reduction (Path-4). Technological progress was important factor for poverty reduction but it was not sufficient conditions.

Tanggal 31 Mei 1990 telah dicanangkan sebagai "Hari Bebas Tembakau Sedunia" yang ketiga. Dalam rangka itu, masyarakat perokok di Indonesia pun di himbau untuk tidak merokok pada hari tersebut. Perbincangan bahaya asap rokok sebenarnya sudah mulai santer setelah Depkes bekerjasama dengan kantor Menetri KLH dan Lembaga Swadaya Masyarakat (LSM)menyelenggarakan seminar tentang rokok Banyak pendapatdan tulisan para pakar tentang rokok kemudian bermunculan di media massa.

Ketidakserasian pertumbuhan pembangunan antara kota besar dan kota kecil serta daerah pedesaan telah merupakan salah satu sebab tingginya tingkat urbanisasi. Untuk Jakarta, rata-rata tingkat pertambahan penduduk karena arus migrasi (1,7%) hampir mendekati angka rata-rata laju pertumbuhan penduduk secara nasional yang 2,1% itu. Laju pertambahan penduduk yang pesat ini mau tidak mau berakibat pada peningkatan kebutuhan-kebutuhan penduduk, seperti pangan, sandang, perumahan dan fasilitas-fasilitas sosial lainnya.

The study aims to find out how Indonesian EFL students perceive and make use of washback of portfolio assessment in reading academic texts. To explore washback of portfolios, 20 students from English department at the faculty of education were interviewed. The result revealed that the students had positive perceptions because the washback improved their reading strategy, contributed positive changes to their learning attitude, and cultivated their learning autonomy. They also perceived portfolio assessment a ‘novel’ method in assessing their reading and a helpful tool in learning; therefore, they made use of portfolio assessment for future teaching and learning guidelines. In spite of the positive washback of portfolios, a further study has to be done because teachers have some challenges, such as preparing an appropriate design and taking time into account when applying portfolios in language assessment.

Fraksi Karya Pembangunan (FKP) DPRD DKI Jakarta pada sidang paripurna, Rabu 15 Maret yang lalu, menyarankan agar Jakarta dicanangkan kembali sebagai kota tertutup bagi pendatang seperti pernah dicanangkan pada tahun 1970-an. Dengan kepadatan penduduk mencapai 10.500 jiwa/km2, arus urbanisasi ke Jakarta di khawatirkan akan menimbulkan daerah kumuh baru yang lebih lanjut dapat menimbulkan berbagai kerawanan sosial