ENHANCING HIGHER EDUCATION LITERACY THROUGH PEER-SHARING SOCIALIZATION: COMMUNITY SERVICE FOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN BANDA ACEH
Keywords:
educational literacy, career planning, Development Economics Study Program, higher education socialization, community service
Abstract
Many high school students in Indonesia lack access to accurate information about university study programs, which impedes informed career decision-making. This community service activity aimed to improve the knowledge and understanding of Grade XI students at MAN Model Banda Aceh regarding the profile, curriculum, student activities, and graduate career prospects of the Development Economics Study Program (EKP) at the Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Syiah Kuala (USK). A participatory socialization method was employed, encompassing structured presentations, group discussions, and interactive question-and-answer sessions, conducted on May 20, 2026. The activity engaged 42 students from the Grade XI Science class (IPA). Activity evaluation was conducted through direct observation of participant engagement, photographic documentation, and qualitative assessment of student participation during discussion and question-and-answer sessions. Results indicated high levels of enthusiasm and active participation, with students raising numerous substantive questions covering program distinctions, admission pathways, campus life, and graduate career prospects. These outcomes confirm that interactive, face-to-face program socialization is effective in broadening students’ educational literacy and supporting more informed career decision-making among secondary school students.
References
REFERENCES
Archer, M. O., DeWitt, J., Thorley, C., & Keenan, O. (2021). Evaluating participants’
experience of extended interaction with cutting-edge physics research through the
PRiSE “research in schools” programme. Geoscience Communication, 4(2), 147–168.
https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-4-147-2021
Arsyad, L. (2015). Ekonomi pembangunan. UPP STIM YKPN.
Badan Pusat Statistik. (2023). Statistik pendidikan Indonesia 2023. Badan Pusat Statistik Republik
Indonesia.
Baines, L., Gooch, D., & Ng-Knight, T. (2022). Do widening participation interventions change
university attitudes in UK school children? A systematic review of the efficacy of UK
programmes, and quality of evaluation evidence. Educational Review, 76(3), 628–647.
https://doi.org/10.1080/00131911.2022.2077703
Banerjee, P., True, C., Hart, R., Hodgson, E., Dingwall, K., & Shen, Z. (2023). Evaluation of
the “articulate” widening participation intervention aimed at improving soft skills and
higher education aspirations of students from traditionally under-represented
backgrounds. Review of Education, 11(2), e3391. https://doi.org/10.1002/rev3.3391
Freire, P. (2005). Pedagogy of the oppressed (30th anniversary ed.). Continuum International
Publishing Group.
González Amador, M., Cowan, R., & Nillesen, E. (2022). Peer networks and malleability of
educational aspirations (UNU-MERIT Working Paper No. 2022-028). UNU-MERIT.
https://www.merit.unu.edu/publications/wppdf/2022/wp2022-028.pdf
Holland, J. L. (1997). Making vocational choices: A theory of vocational personalities and work
environments (3rd ed.). Psychological Assessment Resources.
Kemenristekdikti. (2019). Panduan penerimaan mahasiswa baru perguruan tinggi negeri.
Kementerian Riset, Teknologi, dan Pendidikan Tinggi Republik Indonesia.
Liu, X., Mei, X., & Ji, G. (2024). “Walking with dreams”: The categories of career decision-
making self-efficacy and its influence on learning engagement of senior high school
students. Behavioral Sciences, 14(12), 1174. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14121174
Martin, P. (2024). Do participants in widening participation outreach programmes in England
progress to selective universities at a higher rate than would otherwise be expected?
British Educational Research Journal. Advance online publication.
https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.4011
Mulyadi, S., Wardhani, D. K., & Sulistyo, B. (2022). Pengaruh sosialisasi perguruan tinggi terhadap
minat siswa SMA dalam melanjutkan pendidikan. Jurnal Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, 7(1),
45–58. https://doi.org/10.24832/jpnk.v7i1.1897
Negrea, V., & Gartland, C. (2025). An umbrella review of widening participation in higher
education: Strategies, challenges, and research gaps. Review of Education, 13, e70120.
https://doi.org/10.1002/rev3.70120
Ní Chorcora, E., Bray, A., & Banks, J. (2023). A systematic review of widening participation:
Exploring the effectiveness of outreach programmes for students in second-level
schools. Review of Education, 11(2), e3406. https://doi.org/10.1002/rev3.3406
Pointon-Haas, J., Waqar, L., Upsher, R., Foster, J., Byrom, N., & Oates, J. (2024). A systematic
review of peer support interventions for student mental health and well-being in higher
education. BJPsych Open, 10. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2023.603
Prasetyo, A., & Hidayat, R. (2019). Efektivitas metode sosialisasi interaktif dalam meningkatkan
pengetahuan siswa tentang program studi perguruan tinggi. Jurnal Ilmu Pendidikan, 25(2),
89–98. https://doi.org/10.17977/um048v25i22019p089
Rahardja, U., Aini, Q., & Apriani, D. (2021). Sosialisasi program studi sebagai strategi penerimaan
mahasiswa baru di era digital. Jurnal Teknologi dan Rekayasa, 6(1), 12–22.
https://doi.org/10.31544/jtera.v6.i1.2021.12-22
Santoso, B., Kurniawan, A., & Wulandari, T. (2021). Faktor-faktor yang memengaruhi pemilihan
program studi pada siswa SMA: Studi kasus di Jawa Tengah. Jurnal Bimbingan Konseling,
10(1), 33–45. https://doi.org/10.15294/jubk.v10i1.2021
Savickas, M. L. (2013). Career construction theory and practice. In S. D. Brown & R. W. Lent
(Eds.), Career development and counseling: Putting theory and research to work (2nd ed.,
pp. 144–180). Wiley.
UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education [UNESCO IITE]. (2025).
Community-based learning in higher education: Analytical report.
https://iite.unesco.org/publications/analytical-report-community-based-learning-in-
higher-education/
Universitas Syiah Kuala. (2023). Profil Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis Universitas Syiah Kuala. FEB
USK. https://feb.usk.ac.id
Wang, D., Li, Y., & Wang, G. (2024). A systematic review on career interventions for high
school students. Frontiers in Psychology, 15, 1461503.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1461503
Wardani, R., & Sanjaya, D. (2020). Perencanaan karier siswa SMA menjelang kelulusan: Tantangan
dan strategi intervensi. Jurnal Psikologi Pendidikan dan Konseling, 6(2), 110–120.
https://doi.org/10.26858/jppk.v6i2.14002
Yusoff, M. S. B. (2019). The influence of career information on study program selection among
secondary school students. Journal of Educational Research, 112(4), 478–486.
https://doi.org/10.1080/00220671.2019.1649871
Archer, M. O., DeWitt, J., Thorley, C., & Keenan, O. (2021). Evaluating participants’
experience of extended interaction with cutting-edge physics research through the
PRiSE “research in schools” programme. Geoscience Communication, 4(2), 147–168.
https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-4-147-2021
Arsyad, L. (2015). Ekonomi pembangunan. UPP STIM YKPN.
Badan Pusat Statistik. (2023). Statistik pendidikan Indonesia 2023. Badan Pusat Statistik Republik
Indonesia.
Baines, L., Gooch, D., & Ng-Knight, T. (2022). Do widening participation interventions change
university attitudes in UK school children? A systematic review of the efficacy of UK
programmes, and quality of evaluation evidence. Educational Review, 76(3), 628–647.
https://doi.org/10.1080/00131911.2022.2077703
Banerjee, P., True, C., Hart, R., Hodgson, E., Dingwall, K., & Shen, Z. (2023). Evaluation of
the “articulate” widening participation intervention aimed at improving soft skills and
higher education aspirations of students from traditionally under-represented
backgrounds. Review of Education, 11(2), e3391. https://doi.org/10.1002/rev3.3391
Freire, P. (2005). Pedagogy of the oppressed (30th anniversary ed.). Continuum International
Publishing Group.
González Amador, M., Cowan, R., & Nillesen, E. (2022). Peer networks and malleability of
educational aspirations (UNU-MERIT Working Paper No. 2022-028). UNU-MERIT.
https://www.merit.unu.edu/publications/wppdf/2022/wp2022-028.pdf
Holland, J. L. (1997). Making vocational choices: A theory of vocational personalities and work
environments (3rd ed.). Psychological Assessment Resources.
Kemenristekdikti. (2019). Panduan penerimaan mahasiswa baru perguruan tinggi negeri.
Kementerian Riset, Teknologi, dan Pendidikan Tinggi Republik Indonesia.
Liu, X., Mei, X., & Ji, G. (2024). “Walking with dreams”: The categories of career decision-
making self-efficacy and its influence on learning engagement of senior high school
students. Behavioral Sciences, 14(12), 1174. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14121174
Martin, P. (2024). Do participants in widening participation outreach programmes in England
progress to selective universities at a higher rate than would otherwise be expected?
British Educational Research Journal. Advance online publication.
https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.4011
Mulyadi, S., Wardhani, D. K., & Sulistyo, B. (2022). Pengaruh sosialisasi perguruan tinggi terhadap
minat siswa SMA dalam melanjutkan pendidikan. Jurnal Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, 7(1),
45–58. https://doi.org/10.24832/jpnk.v7i1.1897
Negrea, V., & Gartland, C. (2025). An umbrella review of widening participation in higher
education: Strategies, challenges, and research gaps. Review of Education, 13, e70120.
https://doi.org/10.1002/rev3.70120
Ní Chorcora, E., Bray, A., & Banks, J. (2023). A systematic review of widening participation:
Exploring the effectiveness of outreach programmes for students in second-level
schools. Review of Education, 11(2), e3406. https://doi.org/10.1002/rev3.3406
Pointon-Haas, J., Waqar, L., Upsher, R., Foster, J., Byrom, N., & Oates, J. (2024). A systematic
review of peer support interventions for student mental health and well-being in higher
education. BJPsych Open, 10. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2023.603
Prasetyo, A., & Hidayat, R. (2019). Efektivitas metode sosialisasi interaktif dalam meningkatkan
pengetahuan siswa tentang program studi perguruan tinggi. Jurnal Ilmu Pendidikan, 25(2),
89–98. https://doi.org/10.17977/um048v25i22019p089
Rahardja, U., Aini, Q., & Apriani, D. (2021). Sosialisasi program studi sebagai strategi penerimaan
mahasiswa baru di era digital. Jurnal Teknologi dan Rekayasa, 6(1), 12–22.
https://doi.org/10.31544/jtera.v6.i1.2021.12-22
Santoso, B., Kurniawan, A., & Wulandari, T. (2021). Faktor-faktor yang memengaruhi pemilihan
program studi pada siswa SMA: Studi kasus di Jawa Tengah. Jurnal Bimbingan Konseling,
10(1), 33–45. https://doi.org/10.15294/jubk.v10i1.2021
Savickas, M. L. (2013). Career construction theory and practice. In S. D. Brown & R. W. Lent
(Eds.), Career development and counseling: Putting theory and research to work (2nd ed.,
pp. 144–180). Wiley.
UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education [UNESCO IITE]. (2025).
Community-based learning in higher education: Analytical report.
https://iite.unesco.org/publications/analytical-report-community-based-learning-in-
higher-education/
Universitas Syiah Kuala. (2023). Profil Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis Universitas Syiah Kuala. FEB
USK. https://feb.usk.ac.id
Wang, D., Li, Y., & Wang, G. (2024). A systematic review on career interventions for high
school students. Frontiers in Psychology, 15, 1461503.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1461503
Wardani, R., & Sanjaya, D. (2020). Perencanaan karier siswa SMA menjelang kelulusan: Tantangan
dan strategi intervensi. Jurnal Psikologi Pendidikan dan Konseling, 6(2), 110–120.
https://doi.org/10.26858/jppk.v6i2.14002
Yusoff, M. S. B. (2019). The influence of career information on study program selection among
secondary school students. Journal of Educational Research, 112(4), 478–486.
https://doi.org/10.1080/00220671.2019.1649871
Published
2026-07-30
How to Cite
Ramadhani, M., Reva Fitri Syarly Usi, Liza Nasrah, Raisa Syihadina Zacvi, & Diana Sapha A.H. (2026). ENHANCING HIGHER EDUCATION LITERACY THROUGH PEER-SHARING SOCIALIZATION: COMMUNITY SERVICE FOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN BANDA ACEH. Jurnal Pengabdian Bangsa, 5(2), 54-64. https://doi.org/10.61992/jpb.v5i2.374
Section
Articles
