Vol. 7, Issue 7, Part C (2021)

Abstract
The purpose of this study is to 1) analyze and describe the factors that cause children to drop out of junior high school in East Lemoh Village 2) to find efforts to prevent school dropouts in East Lemoh Village, East Tombariri District, Minahasa Regency. This study uses a qualitative approach. Informant retrieval technique using purposive sampling and data collection techniques by observation, interviews and documentation while the data analysis used is an interactive analysis of Miles and Huberman. The results showed that the factors causing children to drop out of school in Lemoh Timur Village, Tombariri Timur District, Minahasa Regency were factors in the low economic condition of parents, low parental knowledge of children's education and the condition of divorced or separated parents. Efforts are being made to prevent children dropping out of school, namely parents trying to supervise children's education and teacher efforts are to identify underprivileged children and register them for educational assistance such as the Smart Indonesia Card.