Improving Quality of Islamic Education Through Community Based Education: Principal Engagement

Abstract

The emergence of a community-based education paradigm is triggered by a large flow of modernization and democratization. Education should be decentralized. Its implementation in schools should be collaborative and the principal has a big role in this program. Therefore, this study aims to examine the involvement or participation of the principal in improving the quality of community-based PAI (Pendidikan Agama Islam/Islamic Education) in junior high school. The data were collected through indepth interview, observation, literature studies and documentation instruments. This study shows that the principal's concern on religious affairs and the improvement of the quality of PAI learning is relatively high. This can be seen from his programs in conducting: recitation on Islamic and national holidays, Ḍuha learning program, tahfidz (one day one verse), daily book of yaumi, tajwid learning, tahsin for teachers, qurban payment collection, motivation program for improving teachers' skills, existing curriculum development, and teaching competence based on social piety program. ABSTRAK Kemunculan paradigma pendidikan berbasis masyarakat dipicu oleh arus besar modernisasi dan demokratisasi. Pendidikan harus dikelola secara desentralisasi, pelaksanaannya di sekolah harus kolaboratif, Kepala Sekolah punya andil besar dalam hal ini. Oleh karenanya, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji keterlibatan atau peran serta Kepala Sekolah dalam peningkatan mutu Pendidikan Agama Islam (PAI) berbasis masyarakat di SMP Negeri I Bukitbatu.Data dijaring lewat wawancara mendalam, pengamatan terlibat dan studi kepustakaan serta instrumen dokumentasi. Kajian ini menunjukkan bahwa kepedulian kepala sekolah pada persoalan-persoalan keagamaan dan peningkatan mutu pembelajaran PAI relatif cukup tinggi, terutama kelihatan dari kegiatan-kegiatannya mengadakan program pengajian pada hari-hari besar Islam dan nasional, pengajian Ḍuha, program tahfidz satu hari satu ayat, mengadakan buku amalan yaumi dan buku setoran ayat, program belajar tajwid atau tahsin bagi para guru, program cicilan hewan qurban dan sangat memotivasi para guru untuk memiliki keterampilan, mengembangkan kurikulum yang ada, serta meningkatkan kompetensi mengajar berbasis kesalehan sosial.

Sacrificial Worship (Qurban) Motivation Determinant Factors of Tuatunu Population in Pangkalpinang City

“…Similar results are also seen in research conducted by Ansari (2016) which states that the role of students in the distribution of animal sacrifice meat can foster religiosity and concern. Arbi (2018) in his research conclusion also revealed that the sacrificial worship program was able to increase the loyalty of teachers. The results of this study also agree with investigations conducted by Khan et al (2015) who also stated that religious factors greatly influenced respondents' decisions in Pakistan in performing animal sacrifice worship.…”

“…This study also found that the role of students in distributing sacrificial lamb not only fostered student religiosity but also fostered a caring attitude towards others. Arbi (2018) expressed the same opinion that the qurban animal payment program was able to improve the teachers' social piety competence in teaching. This research revealed that community-based learning education could improve the quality of Islamic religious education in schools.…”

Teacher Professional Education Program in Islamic Religious Education: Bibliometric Analysis and Review

“…The existence of a wellstructured curriculum does not appear to be sufficient, and substantial improvements are needed that lead to the professional development of Islamic religious education teachers. Several previous studies have recommended the importance of developing Islamic religious education teacher professional programs to produce teachers who are competent in many aspects of pedagogical and sustainable teacher professional development (for example, Alhashmi & Moussa-Inaty, 2021;Sahin, 2018), and this can be well realized if there is an optimization of the participation and role of policy makers in the field of Islamic religious education (Arbi, 2018).…”