Communication in The Political Education Process of Beginner Voters (Study on Regional Head Election for Semarang Regency Indonesia)

Abstract

The teacher's role in politics is very important for the younger generation because the younger generation is a novice voter who does not understand politics well. The purpose of this study was to analyze the teacher's role as a communication medium in political education for high school students in the face of regional head elections in the Semarang Regency. Informants in this study were representatives of 40 teachers in each school in Semarang Regency. This study used the descriptive qualitative method. Data were collected by observation, group discussion forums, and interviews. The results show that schools are agents of political socialization that have an important role. Schools have characteristics, programmed, systematic, teachers are important agents in formal political education, especially in high schools in Semarang Regency because teachers are students' academic role models. The role of teachers as media in political education or message delivery systems is because it is believed that the role of teachers as media in schools is able to increase the magnitude and escalation of the communication process in political education. because face-to-face communication is much more real than with other media in political education.