| dc.description.abstract | This action research enacted entrepreneurial education to foster the economic potential and independence
of poor women in rural Java, Indonesia. The targeted participants involved housewives within Durenan
Sub-District, Trenggalek, Indonesia. The action research was implemented under the auspices of Jember
University on the Organization of Women Rights (Organisasi Hak-hak Asasi Wanita). The research assisted
the
organization‘
s
mission
of
advancing
Indonesian
women‘s
rights
by
enabling
the
poor
women
to
establish
small
independent
businesses.
The
implementation
of
action
research
was
conducted
in
the
form
of
entrepreneural
workshop
using
an
instructional
model
that
includes
objectives,
procedures,
and
evaluation
strategies.
Further, intervention of a unit plan with a list of questions on the participants‘ prevailing
skills, such as animal husbandry, street vendor, home decoration, vegetable cultivation and hobbies enabled
participants
to reflect entrepreneural concepts. In addition, manipulation of indegenous cultural objects,
such as bamboo, rattan, coconut skin, dry banana leaves, et al. also enabled participants to explore
creativity as a means of creating new oppotunity. Other activities included implementation of creating
simple proposals, business plans, cash flow charts, and promotion plans. The workshop culminated with
participants in groups, proposing business structures that enabled poor women to obtain a significant
measure of personal and financial independence. | en_US |
