Homeschooling and The Role of Family in Educational Performances of Homeschooler: A Case of A Number of Homeschoolers in Jakarta

The national education system in Indonesia has been polluted by various problems with which affects negatively to many students. The students have become the victims of that various problems in which no satisfactory solution have been provided yet. This various problems in the current national education system have lead concerned family to look for alternative education system that can meet the needs of their children better. One of the alternative systems is homeschooling. The purpose of this paper is to in-depth study the role of family as the central of child’s learning under homeschooling. As explained above, the family or guardian assumes the primary responsibility for the education of their children. Therefore, the writer deems it is important to study that role carefully. This study is conducted using qualitative approach. The data for the purpose of this study is collected from literature reviews, in-depth interview with respondents and participatory observation. This study found family has a significant role for the educational performance of a homeschooler. From the observing the three respondent families, this study found that family who has been supportive to entire learning process of homeschooler is succeed in building the independence and self-esteem of the homeschoolers.