Supporting Program for Disadvantage Students to Increase the Successful Rate in Study in University

Abstract

The aim of this research is to find out the expected program to be conducted by university to encourage the confidence of the disadvantage students in Indonesia in order to increase the successful rate to finish their study in university. Disadvantage student in this research refers to the students from minority race, disability, lower socio-economiccondition. There are two groups of respondent in this research. The first group is 30 lecturers who teach in several universities and the second group is six students from two areas in Indonesia; east and west. The lecturers are interviewed to find out their perspective and idea on how to develop and increase the success rate of disadvantage students in university and the students are interviewed about their feeling of being in disadvantage conditions and their responds upon the condition. Collected data are analyzed by collecting the answer and listing out the program based on priority. The expected program is divided into two programs. The first program isto open access for disadvantage students to enter university and the second program is to increase the success rate of disadvantage students to finish their study in university.