590 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION 2016 Education in the 21 th Century: Responding to Current Issues Graduate School, Universitas Negeri Malang Parenting Economy in The Household of Dayak Kapuas Hulu Community Muhammad Basri 1 , Ery Tri Djatmika Rudijanto Wahju Wardhana 2 , Hari Wahyono 3 , Mit Witjaksono 4 Universitas Negeri Malang, Indonesia Basri.HAK@gmail.com Abstract: This article is intended to determine how the parenting economy performed in the household of Dayak Kapuas Hulu Community in West Kalimantan. The present study employs qualitative approach, which is more natural, descriptive and inductive as well. The data source or research subject selection occur by revolving system as required to reach saturation, the research subjects are Dayak Kapuas Hulu community in West Kalimantan. According to the results, it indicates that parenting economy in the household of Dayak Kapuas Hulu community is performed by the following things: (1) provide verbal explanation, parents give advice to children how to perform economic behavior; (2) provide economic behavior exemplary, by performing cultural custom and habituation associated with efforts to fulfilled the daily needs; (3) conduct a discussion in economic decision making, for instance, discussing their children’s future occupation; (4) engage their children in economic activity, by inviting their children to the gardening, farming, and hunting activities; and (5)guide their children to perform economic behavior according to the agreed regulation of natural resource management. Keywords: parenting economy, household Dayak Kapuas Hulu community consists of several sub tribes, one of them is Dayak Iban, which is domiciled in Mungguk Village. Dayak Iban people in Mungguk Kapuas Hulu Village live in one betang house which is relative big. It is occupied by more than 30 families. Their daily activity is done individually and in group. The life of Dayak Iban community in Mungguk Kapuas Hulu Village has been relative modern. They have known television and other communication tools, which are supported and powered by solar energy, which is pursued by the government. Economic parenting which occurs in the household of Dayak Iban Community in Mungguk Kapuas Hulu Village tends to be different with the society in general. Dayak community, who live in betang house, in daily life they have interaction with other households because they live in one house, which the part of pavilion, the living room, and the back part, become one long part. Only the main part of the house is separated, which are family room/ living room, bedroom and kitchen. The interaction which occurs continuously leads to habits which are similar among the households, in the term of economic parenting to their children. Economic parenting is a household economics learning which is conducted by parents to their children in the attempt to fulfill their needs. Economic parenting signals the direct involvement of children in the economic life of household, which is believed will establish an adherence of economic behavior, which in the future will be the daily behavior of children. The study which was conducted by Skinner, et al. (1990) found that the academic achievement of students has a correlation with the active involvement of students in learning and teaching process. Furrer and Skinner (2003) found that the involvement of students in learning and teaching process is a key factor of success in students' motivation and academic achievement. If we take both research results above to the economic parenting, then the involvement of children in household economy is projected to be able to grow the literacy and brought to you by CORE View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk provided by Graduate School Conferences, Universitas Negeri Malang