Determining the public understanding on the public policy based on cosmopoliteness and innovativeness

Abstract

The aim of this research is to determine the relationship between Cosmopoliteness, and Innovativeness with the public understanding on public policy in Jakarta, Republik Indonesia. A survey method was applied with a correlational study. The respondents were the heads of families and 120 samples were chosen randomly. There were four instruments which measured the public comprehension (rel..922), Cosmopoliteness (rel. .912), and Innovativeness (rel. .935). Data were analyzed by two-way ANOVA. The result of this research was revealed that there was positive and significant correlation among those variables. Therefore, it is concluded that to increase the public’s understanding on public policy, reinforcement in aspects of Cosmopoliteness and Innovativeness need to be improved.