Proceedings of The 3 rd Annual International Conference Syiah Kuala University (AIC Unsyiah) 2013 In conjunction with The 2 nd International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research (ICMR) 2013 October 2-4, 2013, Banda Aceh, Indonesia 44 THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRUST IN TEACHER AND MOTIVATION TO LEARN OF THE STREET CHILDREN IN BANDA ACEH, INDONESIA CUT DHIYA AMALINA*, MARTY MAWARPURY, RISANA RACHMATAN Psikology Program, Universitas Syiah Kuala. Corresponding author: Cutdhiya@yahoo.co.id ABSTRACT Street children tend to ignore educational demand as a result of economical and environmental factor. The absence of parent role put the teacher as a reliable substitute in motivating the children to learn. This study was led to investigate the relationship between trust in teacher and learning motivation of street children. The study used quantitative method by purposive sampling involving 44 street children from third grade of elementary school to third grade of upper secondary school. UPTD (Regional Technical Implementer Unit) Rumoh Seujahtera Aneuk Nanggroe under Dinas Sosial Provinsi Aceh (Social Department of Aceh) auspice. Data collecting method used Trust Scale with reliability of 0,832 and Learning Motivation Scale with reliability of 0,780. Analysis method used Pearson correlation technique which resulted in correlation coefficient r=0,319 and p<0,035 (p<0,05). The result revealed significant positive relationship between trust in teacher and learning motivation of street children. Higher trust in teacher would be followed by better learning motivation of street children. Keywords: Trust, learning motivation, street children Introduction Prolonged conflict for decades is the factor triggering the occurence of street children phenomenon in Province of Aceh. Additionally, Tsunami that overwhelmed Aceh in 2004 increased a number of street children. Result of the study conducted by several institutions which concerned with street children, such as Center of Study and Child Protection (PKPA) of Aceh, Social Department of Aceh, International Labour Organization (ILO) and National Children's Foundation (YAB) in Banda Aceh and the surrounding area in 2006, showed that from interviewed110 children, 60 childrenwere vulnerably found to becomestreet children, 35 children worked on the street and 15 street children lived on the street (Manik, 2008). The rights of neglected children and street children essentially were similar with human rights in general. The statement is in mutual accord with the Law No. 39 Year 1999 concerning Human Rights and Presidential Decree No. 36 Year 1990 concerning ConventionRatification toward the Rights of Children. The laws insisted that children need to acquire their rights normallyand appropriately, namely civil and freedom rights, family environment and custody choice, basic health and welfare, education, recreation and culture and special protection (Wijayanti, 2000). Appropriate education is a right the street children must acquire. Acehnese government had given opportunity for street children to experience educational institutions. Unexpectedly, the study conducted by PKPA, Social Department of Aceh and National Children Foundation in 2007, Banda Aceh, noted that many street children did not enroll in school (Manik, 2008). In general, the demand of earning their livingled the