DYNAMICS OF CHILDREN’S EDUCATION IN TALANG DUKU PORT WORKER FAMILIES, MUARO JAMBI REGENCY, 2000–2025: A SOCIAL HISTORY OF EDUCATION STUDY

Anny Wahyuni; Yoan Mareta; Merci Robbi Kurniawanti

doi:10.61677/satmata.v4i2.1125

Authors

Anny Wahyuni Program Studi Pendidikan Sejarah, FKIP, Universitas Jambi
Yoan Mareta Program Studi Pendidikan Sejarah, FKIP, Universitas Jambi
Merci Robbi Kurniawanti Program Studi Pendidikan Sejarah, FKIP, Universitas Jambi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61677/satmata.v4i2.1125

Keywords:

Children’s education, port worker families, Talang Duku Port, social history of education, intergenerational social mobility.

Abstract

This article examines the dynamics of children's education among families of workers at Talang Duku Port, Muaro Jambi Regency, from 2000 to 2025 from a social history of education perspective. The study employs the historical method through heuristics, source criticism, interpretation, and historiography, combined with an oral history approach. The main oral sources consist of interviews with the village head, a school-age child, a parent from a worker family, and a community figure, supported by educational records, port-related information, and relevant scholarly literature. The findings show that port activities provide an economic setting for worker households, while family experiences of physical labor have strengthened the view of education as a means of expanding children's future choices. Educational continuity is supported by parents, schools, the port environment, village and community institutions, and religious organizations. The presence of local secondary education, educational assistance recalled by informants, and strong parental aspirations have encouraged children to continue to senior secondary school and higher education. These changes indicate a shift in the social function of education from basic schooling toward an intergenerational investment strategy. Although the limited number of oral sources does not allow statistical generalization, the evidence reveals mechanisms of intergenerational social mobility through higher educational attainment, broader occupational aspirations, and reduced dependence on the physical occupations of the parents' generation.

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