MANAGEMENT AND LEARNING STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF GRADUATES READY TO CONTINUE STATE HIGHER EDUCATION (PTN)

The management of learning strategies to improve the quality of high school graduates has not run optimally, so the learning process has not been realized as it should. This study aims to determine the planning, implementation, assessment of barriers and learning solutions. The philosophical basis of this research is the philosophy of reconstructivism, the theoretical basis used is management theory, learning strategy theory and graduate quality theory. The research approach used is a qualitative approach. Data was collected through: Documentation studies, observations and interviews. The results showed that: (a) Management planning and learning strategies were made together with the schools vision and mission. (b) Implementation of management and learning strategies as well as policies that have been formulated in an effort to achieve the goals of the vision and mission (c). Assessment of management and learning strategies to realize the vision and mission through the objectives that are implemented (d). Barriers to management problems and school management learning strategies that are less proportional and professional, especially the management function is very dysfunctional (e) The solution to management problems and learning strategies to improve the quality of graduates is by steps taken by the principal in collaboration with supervisors and high school committees it is appropriate, namely through coaching, training, supervision, guidance and counseling, providing learning infrastructure, and schools preparing students to have superior, creative, innovative competencies, understand the digital world (science and technology). There are similarities in management objectives and learning strategies to improve the quality of graduates, namely quality improvement in accordance with the needs of state universities, synchronizing curriculum and synergizing school programs, increasing absorption and placement of school graduates to state universities. Management and learning strategies to improve the quality of graduates, have an impact on improving the quality of high school graduates, both in terms of input, process, output and outcome. Recommendations: (1) For high school can be used as a basis, to collaborate with universities (2) For school principals, teachers can be used as a basis for making changes, innovations for school progress (3) For students, it can be used as a basis for improving their competence so that they can accepted in universities (4) For researchers, it can be used as a basis for further research on management and learning strategies to improve the quality of graduates who enter state universities at SMAN 67 and SMAN 48 in East Jakarta.