The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of learning models on student learning achievement. This research is a quantitative, associative research. The location of this research is SD Pres. Jl. Ki Hajar Dewantara, Pasirgombong, Kec. North Cikarang, Bekasi, West Java. The population of this research is the elementary students of the President consisting of 4 classes with a total of 70 students with a sample size of 30 students. Research data were collected using a questionnaire technique that has been proven valid and reliable. In the first stage the data for each variable was analyzed using a simple frequency distribution and continued in the second stage by linear regression analysis. This calculation is done using the SPSS program for windows. The results of the study concluded that there is an influence of learning models on student achievement. For this reason, it is recommended that teachers improve their students' learning achievement through the use of the most appropriate learning models. While the supervision role of school principals and school supervisors is needed to ensure a good learning model organized by teachers. Abstrak Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menguji pengaruh model pembelajaran terhadap prestasi belajar siswa. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif, asosiatif. Lokasi penelitian ini adalah di SD Presiden Jl. Ki Hajar Dewantara, Pasirgombong, Kec. Cikarang Utara, Bekasi, Jawa Barat. Populasi penelitian ini adalah para siswa SD Presiden yang terdiri dari 4 kelas denganjumlah 70 orang siswa dengan besaran sampel sebanyak 30 orang siswa. Data penelitian dikumpulkan dengan teknik angket yang sudah terbukti valid dan reliabel. Pada tahap pertama data setiap variabel dianalisis dengan menggunakan distribusi frekuensi sederhana dan dilanjutkan pada tahap kedua dengan analisis regresi linier. Perhitungan ini dilakukan dengan berbantu prgram SPSS for windows. Hasil penelitian menyimpulkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh model pembelajaran terhadap prestasi belajar siswa. Untuk itu disarankan kepada guru untuk meningkatkan prestasi belajar siswanya melalui penggunaan model pembelajaran yang paling sesuai. Sedangkan peran supervisi kepala sekolah dan pengawas sekolah diperlukan untuk menjamin baiknya model pembelajaran yang diselenggarakan oleh guru.

Co-operation is one of solution in society development, because of its motto or goals: member’s wealth. As the organization that members-owner, many provits and benefits that achieved by co-operation may used by co-operation’s members. This research aim to analyzed the role of village unit co-operation in support sociecty’s business. This research is qualitative research . Data collected by semi structured interview and Focus Group Discussion, that validated by sources and technique triangulation. Data analyzed by interactive analysis model of Miles and Huberman. Results of this research is 2 main roles: direct role and indirect role. The direct role consist by: 1) kredit activity; 2) advisor and distributor of production equipment; 3) processing and marketing of product; 4) distributing and trading. Then, indirect roles consist by: 1) developing member potency and economic ability; 2) improving economic wealth and social; 3) improving living quality; 4) reducing unemployment and poverty; 5) reducing urbanization.

The Role of Woman Preachers to Empower Torajan People’s Economy. The aim of this research is to analyze the role of woman preachers to empower Torajan people’s economy. It used qualitative phenomenology research. The data were collected by interview and Focus Group Discussion to informants through purposive and snowball sampling. After that, the data were validated by technique, sources, and researchers triangulation. In terms of analysis, the data were analyzed using Miles and Hubberman’s method. Findings show that there are 3 main roles of woman preachers to empower Torajan people economy, namely role in context of increasing income, role in context of expenditure efficiency, and role in context of financial management. Those roles have strong relationship with the role of women in the family. The main challenge is the implementation of the roles in real life. Based on the results, it is recommended to strengthen the implementation of the woman preachers’ role.

As one of the strategic means of enhancing future competence and career, every individual, including teachers, is strongly encouraged to pursue a higher degree. Nevertheless, lack of financial ability may become one of the debilitating hindrances for the teachers to pursue a higher degree, mainly overseas. Currently, however, the Indonesian Government strives to support Indonesians to pursue a higher degree through a scholarship mechanism called the Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education, or popularly called as LPDP. Simultaneously, various scholarship mechanisms are also offered by several governing bodies in national or international contexts, such as Australia Awards, Chevening, Fulbright, DAAD, and many others. Therefore, this community empowerment project aims to enhance the understanding of schoolteachers, student-teachers, and other education communities regarding the administrative and technical preparation to register for a scholarship and prepare for overseas study. Moreover, the participants were also expected to comprehend the academic and social conditions while studying abroad, as well as the impact of pursuing a higher degree in their future competence and career. 535 participants were attending this community empowerment program in total.

The article was aimed to analyze the institutional support given by the Credit Union of Toraja Church Synod for congregation economic empowerment and then to construct the model of this institutional support. Research typology in this article was research and development. The development intended by this research was referred to Developmental Model 4D (Define, Design, Develop, and Dissemination). The outputs of this research were the factual model outlining institutional support for congregation economic empowerment, the hypothetical model expected to improve factual model, and the validated final model. Research approach involved quantitative and qualitative approaches. The results of research showed that the Credit Union of Toraja Church Synod had offered institutional supports including credit facility to be accessed by the congregation. The new model illustrated the participation of the congregation in the decision making process of the Credit Union and also the training and counseling services provided by the Credit Union for the congregation in matters of taking loan for business development. The new model was proved to be effective in empowering the congregation economic.