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"Amerika Serikat merupakan salah satu negara yang memiliki sumber daya alam berlimpah di dunia. Namun, pengalaman bangsa ini untuk mengolah sumber daya alam tersebut memiliki sejarah yang menarik untuk disimak, khususnya bila kita berupaya menelusuri jejak sejarah pendidikan di negara tersebut. Hal ini dikarenakan adanya keterkaitan yang erat antara sumber daya alam dan sumber daya manusia yang akan rnengolahnya. Salah satu institusi pendidikan yang melahirkan sumber daya manusia di Amerika Serikat adalah Community College. Institusi ini merupakan tempat dimana mahasiswa dapat mengaplikasikan ilmunya dalam porsi waktu belajar yang lebih banyak.Proses berdirinya Community College dan American Association of Junior College dipengaruhi oleh banyak faktor terutama karena adanya pemikiran yang berkembang mengenai pragmatisme di bidang pendidikan. Para pemikir dan praktisi pendidikan Amerika yang muncul pada masa selanjutnya juga terus berupaya untuk mengikuti perkembangan kebutuhan masyarakat akan dunia pendidikan sehingga kurikulum dan aplikasi proses belajar mengajar di berbagai Community College mengalami pembaharuan.Pendirian berbagai institusi Community College juga dilatarbelakangi alasan yang berbeda, tergantung dengan situasi dan kondisi yang dominan terutama bila sebuah institusi Community College didanai oleh seseorang yang memiliki kepentingan-kepentingan pribadi. Berkat didirikannya sejumlah Community College di hampir seluruh negara bagian, industri di Amerika Serikat sedikit banyak terbantu dalam pemenuhan sumber daya manusia yang sangat dibutuhkan terutama pada saat negara menghadap berbagai permasalahan dalam dan luar negeri terkait dengan pengadaan barang-barang industri. Selain itu keberadaan Community College juga memberikan nuansa akademik terhadap masyarakat sekitar kampus dan memungkinkan terciptanya sinergi yang harmonis dalam pengembangan dan pengabdian komunitas akademik terhadap masyarakat sekitar kampus. Bahkan dalam perkembangannya Community College melakukan berbagai kerjasama professional dengan perusahaan-perusahaan swasta.

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United States is one of developed countries which have abundance natural resource in the world. This national experience in managing its natural resources historically is very interesting to observe, especially if we try to trace the United States education history in preparing the human resources because there has been a strong relation between the natural resources and human resources. One of the United States higher education institution which generates human resources is Community College. It is a place where students could apply their knowledge during the learning process.

The process of Community College and American Association of Junior College establishments was much influenced by some factors, above all, because of the existence of thoughts related to pragmatism in education. The United States educational experts keep trying to follow communities' needs of education so the curriculum applied in Community College learning process changed frequently.

The establishments of some Community College have different backgrounds. It depends on the situation and dominant circumstances, especially if a Community College establishment was funded by someone whose individual interests. By the establishments of Community College in most of states in United States, the country's industries are supported in overcoming human resource demand. They are getting more important when the country faces domestic and foreign matters related to industrial product. The existence of Community College also gives academic atmosphere into the community located around the institution and it is possible to create a mutual cooperation in developing a scientific community. Moreover, some Community College have had many professional cooperation with local private companies."

"Program pendidikan merupakan salah satu wujud dari diplomasi Soft Power Amerika yang menargetkan kelompok minoritas di negara lain untuk memberikan pemahaman tentang Amerika serta mempererat hubungan kedua negara. Community College Initiative merupakan salah satu program yang dipromosikan oleh Departemen Luar Negeri Amerika Serikat. Pengelolaan program Community College Initiative di Indonesia merupakan hasil kemitraan antara AMINEF dan PT Freeport Indonesia yang berbentuk Public Private-Partnership dengan fokus pada peserta domisili Papua dan Papua Barat. Program Community College Initiative bertujuan untuk meningkatkan kualitas SDM daerah melalui enam pilarnya seperti: akademik (academic), magang (internships), layanan pembelajaran (service learning), pertukaran budaya (cultural exchange), kepemimpinan (leadership), dan perencanaan aksi (action planning). Output diplomasi soft power dari implementasi program Community College Initiative pada peserta domisili Papua dan Papua Barat, memiliki hasil beragam tergantung masing-masing individu. Penelitian ini menggunakan teori Soft Power Joseph Nye dan Reception Theory Stuart Hall. Hasil temuan pada penelitian ini antara lain, pertama: terdapat kesamaan antara visi dan misi PT Freeport Indonesia dan AMINEF yang mengedepankan social investment melalui program pendidikan untuk masyarakat daerah. Kedua: adanya pergeseran perspektif, ekspektasi, serta rencana masa depan peserta domisili Papua dan Papua Barat setelah mengikuti program di Amerika Serikat. Ketiga: terdapat kesesuaian awal output peserta dengan diplomasi soft power penyelenggara melalui visi dan misi dalam bidang peningkatan bidang karir serta soft skills. Keempat: adanya strategi diplomasi soft power Amerika menggunakan instrumen program beasiswa pendidikan meliputi intervensi melalui social investment dan nation branding Amerika pada negara-negara berkembang seperti Indonesia.

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An education program is a form of America's Soft Power diplomacy that targets minority groups in other countries to understand America and strengthen relations between the two countries. Community College Initiative is one of the programs, which is promoted by the US Department of State. The management of the Community College Initiative program in Indonesia is a result of a partnership between AMINEF and PT Freeport Indonesia in the form of a Public-Private-Partnership with a focus on participants domiciled in Papua and West Papua.

The Community College Initiative program aims to improve the quality of human resources through six pillars, such as academic, internships, service learning, cultural exchange, leadership, and action planning. The output of soft power diplomacy from the Community College Initiative program's implementation for participants domiciled in Papua and West Papua has various results depending on each individual. This study uses Joseph Nye's Soft Power theory and Stuart Hall's Reception Theory.

The findings of this research include, first: there is a similarity between the vision and mission of PT Freeport Indonesia and AMINEF, which prioritizes social investment through education programs for local communities. Second: there is a shift in perspectives, expectations, and plans for participants who domiciled in Papua and West Papua after joining the program to the United States. Third: there is a match between the initial output of the participants and the organizers' soft power diplomacy through the vision and mission in career advancement and soft skills. Fourth: There are some soft power diplomacy strategies by America using educational scholarship programs as instruments, including intervention through social investment and American nation branding in developing countries such as Indonesia."