THE IDENTIFICATION OF LEARNING NEEDS AS THE BEGINNING IN ORGANIZING EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM AT PANDHALUNGAN SOCIETY IN THE PURLIEUS OF JEMBER

Abstract

In optimizing achievement of educational objective, the identification of learning needs become urgent to be conducted, especially for non formal education progam. Ths study is conducted to reveal Pandhalungan societies learning need in the purlieus of Jember. It is used qualitative approach with ethnography as its research design. The ethnography is chosen because the researcher want to describe Jember societies learning need in the purlieus which a part of Pandhalungan ethnic.  This study is done by four step, it was preliminary study, deciding problem category, data collecting, and data interpretation. Data collecting is done by observation, interview, and documentation study. Data Validity is done by triangulation method and resources. This study showed that Pandhalungan societies in the purlieus of Jember have literacy, equality education, life skill, and penyuluhan as their priority learning needs. Key words: Identification of learning needs, Pandhalungan society, purlieus of jember