Research Paper
Year: 2018 | Month: October | Volume: 5 | Issue: 10 | Pages: 28-48
The Influence of Youth Role against the Development of Handicraft Industry in District of Kualuh Hulu, North Labuhanbatu Regency
Mhd. Isnen Harahap1, Robert Sibarani2, Rujiman2
1Postgraduate Students atUniversity of North Sumatera, Indonesia
2Postgraduate Lecturer atUniversity of North Sumatera, Indonesia
Corresponding Author: Mhd. Isnen Harahap
ABSTRACT
This research is based on the background of current youth conditions and problems, such as the prevalence of drug abuse and HIV/AIDS, promiscuity, thuggery and violence, resulting in a lack of awareness of the youth of the social and economic environment of society. This research aims to know and analyze how the role of youth to the development of handicraft industry in District of Kualuh Hulu, North Labuhanbatu regency and to know and analyze the influence of youth role on the development of handicraft industry in District of Kualuh Hulu, North Labuhanbatu regency. The type of research used in this research is quantitative descriptive with a sample of 96 respondents. Populations and samples in this study were youths in Hanna Plantation Village, District of Kualuh Hulu, North Labuhanbatu regency aged 16-30 years and data collection techniques through primary data (questionnaire and survey) and secondary. The research method used is Hypothesis Test and Multiple Linear Regression. The results showed that (1) Youth participated in the Development of Handicraft Industry in district of Kualuh Hulu, North Labuhanbatu regency was proven by positive and constructive activities they did, such as Entrepreneurship Training, Craft Making Training, Village Development Seminar and social activities, such as Commemoration of National Day and Religious Day, Village Social Events and Drug Extension, (2) Independent variable (agent of change, agent of development, and agent of modernization) simultaneously have a significant positive effect on dependent variable (Development of Handicraft Industry). Partially agent of change and agent of development have a significant positive effect, while agent of modernization variable has positive effect not significantly on the development of handicraft industry in district of Kualuh Hulu, North Labuhanbatu regency, (3) Influence of youth role to the development of handicraft industry in sales growth, capital, labor growth, market growth and profit growth are very high, ie, respectively 85,2 %, 78,1 %, 72,4%, 78,8 % and 78,7 %, this explains that the role of youth towards the development of handicraft industry in district of Kualuh Hulu, North Labuhanbatu regency is positive, meaning that the independent variable of agent of change, agent of development, and agent of modernization is considered important and must be improved again.
Key words: Agent of change, Agent of development, Agent of modernization, Industrial Development of Handicrafts
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