PERSEPSI DAN MOTIVASI MASYARAKAT LOKAL TERHADAP PROGRAM TRANSMIGRASI PASCA KONFLIK DI KABUPATEN ACEH BARAT PROVINSI ACEH

Abstract

This study aims to explore the perception and motivation of the local community toward post-conflict
transmigration program in West Aceh. The research method used in this article is a combination of both
qualitative and quantitative approach. The technique of processing data uses statistical test of cross
tabulation (crosstab), Chi-Square, and Spearman correlation test. For collecting samples, this article uses
purposive sampling method with the total sample size of 120 respondents. The results shows that the
relationship between the level of perception and the motivation for transmigration are high enough and
positively correlated −the more increasing perception of the local community toward the transmigration
program, the more increasing motivation to people for transmigration. Meanwhile, the motivation
which affects the community to join the transmigration program is the motif of independence.