There is a need to enhance school culture and its surrounding area to support of teaching and learning. Therefore, this research was conducted to identify how high schools in Malang City, Indonesia create their neighbourhood to maintain the process of learning. Qualitative approach was implemented during research circles. Moreover, multisite data collection was research conduction. Research was conducted in five high schools in Malang City, East Java, Indonesia; they are SMAN 1, SMAN 3, SMAN 4, SMA Shalahuddin dan SMA Muhammadiyah 1 Malang. The process to shape religious culture through two main strategies namely: (a) instructive sequential strategy and (b) constructive sequential strategy. The first strategy (i.e. instructive sequential strategy) is the efforts to put the structural instructions aspect into practice. Meanwhile, the second strategy (i.e. constructive sequential strategy) is the efforts to build the schools' religious culture.

The research focused on the development models of Islamic religious studies at senior high schools. In addition, this research was employed the qualitative approach, applying multi case design. The research findings show the development of Islamic religious subject is not sufficient only with the development of Islamic religious teaching in the class-room i.e. in the form of giving extra time for teaching. Furthermore, the development strategy should occupy the cultural approach by applying religious material teaching as schools' culture; this is particularly, throughout the development of educational leadership, the awareness both from society and school community to shape religious culture at the school. The actualization of religious culture is the manifestation of the development of Islamic religious subject. This strategy effects on the students' attitude in terms of their spirituality, brotherhood, tolerant, discipline and motivation in learning activities. There are two patterns (i.e. performing and modeling) is the continual relationship. It means the more mature of the object of putting cultural values; the more modeling pattern will be used into practice, while using the performing pattern will be decreased. Finally, the result of the research shows in order to implement the strategy effectively, the commitment and support of the school community is needed.

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<p>Actually there are some people expect the position and role of independent standing kyai do not participate in practical political activities, not contaminated by frenzied and hot politics. The presence of kyai is expected to provide coolness and peace and cool the heat of political flow. Besides, it is also a force of politics and government life in Indonesia. This paper describes the variations and typology of kyai, and the relationship between religion and politics. Kyai uamh join the flow of politics is always suspected by groups that are not in line with it. The independent kyai that is not contaminated by politics is always waiting for the community. The kyai's decision to engage in politics or not is basically meant to build a just and prosperous community.</p><p> </p><p class="Bodytext50" align="left">Sebenarnya ada sebagian masyarakat mengharapkan posisi dan peran kyai berdiri independen tidak ikut dalam kegiatan politik praktis, tidak terkontaminasi oleh hingar-bingar dan panasnya perpolitikan. Kehadiran kyai ini diharapkan dapat memberikan kesejukan dan kedamaian serta mendinginkan panasnya arus politik. Selain itu juga menjadi force kehidupan perpolitikan dan pemerintahan di Indonesia. Tulisan ini menjabarkan mengenai variasi dan tipologi kyai, serta hubungan antara agama dan politik. Kyai uamh ikut arus politik selalu dicurigai oleh kelompok yang tidak sejalan dengannya. Adapun kyai independen yang tidak terkontaminasi politik selalu dinantikan masyarakat. Keputusan kyai untuk terlibat politik atau tidak pada dasarnya dimaksudkan untuk membangun umat yang adil dan makmur.</p>