The Implementation of National Standard-Based Curriculum in Private Islamic Higher Education: Leadership Impact

Abstract

The implementation of KKNI (Kerangka Kualifikasi Nasional Indonesia/national standard-based curriculum), especially in PTKIS (Perguruan Tinggi Keagamaan Islam Swasta/Private Islamic Higher Education) demands the role of its study program leaders. The purpose of this study was to explore the implementation of KKNI curriculum on several perspectives: role, performance, teaching steps, understanding factors related to the distribution KKNI, and impact to education in Indonesia. This study used a descriptive qualitative method, including interview, observation, and documentation as technique for collecting data and triangulation technique for ensuring data validity. The results indicated that the performance of eight heads of PAI (Pendidikan Agama Islam/Islamic education) Study Program was not in optimum condition as a determinant of the direction, representative of spokesperson, communicator, mediator, and integrator. The implementation of the curriculum was also not effective yet. Then, the factors that influence the implementation are the lack of resources, time, campus ethics, knowledge support, professional interests and attitudes. To understand this condition, we also investigated the impact of knowledge, in which the result showed no information regarding what the policy/program offers, what the target group needs, and why the average student's score is still low. National accreditation, in the eight PAI Study Programs, did not reach the excellence category. Thus, the performance on the study program has not been accountable and will have implications for the weakness of social legitimacy.

Analysis of the Application of National Standards of Education in Elementary Schools

“…Other studies that examine the application of NES in schools, such as Triwiyanto [19]; Sasongko [6]; Sasongko [7]; Sasongko and Sahono [9]; Rusdiana and Nasihun [8]; Sasongko [3]; and Barton [4] provide research results that the achievement of the application of national standards has not been able to achieve full standard compliance. Every school has a number of problems and tough work to fulfill this national policy.…”

“…Several research results indicate that the application of national standards has positive and negative aspects. For example, Sasongko's research (2015) [6]; Sasongko (2018) [7]; and Rusdiana and Nasihudin (2018) [8] show that the national standard of education has advantages, including: (a) the implementation of schools in all regions of Indonesia is the same reference, (b) the quality of education at various levels of school is guaranteed, (c) the community becomes confident in send their children to school, because the standards are the same, (d) the quality of education is evenly distributed throughout Indonesia, and (e) can increase the enthusiasm of schools to be more standardized nationally. The weaknesses include: (a) the territory of Indonesia is very large and the number of education units requires a lot of money in order to become a national standard, (b) the system of education in Indonesia refers to decentralization, so that the local governments' concern is very varied.…”

SWOT Analysis on The Transformation of Islamic Higher Education

“…That is because from the data presented by Rusdiana that the challenges faced by Islamic Universities today, both public (PTAIN) and private (PTAIS) are good governance patterns characterized by transparency and accountability (Rusdiana & Nasihudin, 2018). It was stated in the results of the study that some of the main problems that hampered the implementation of accountability/accountability in the Private Islamic Religious College (PTKIS) were: (1) management and leadership, (2) curriculum, (3) lecturers, (4) learning process, (5) students, (6) learning facilities, (7) environment, (8) education funds, (9) lecturer ability which is still low in the field of research (Rusdiana & Nasihudin, 2018). One of the ways undertaken by STAI Yasni Muara Bungo in maintaining accountability of campus funding is to report finances after each work program is held.…”

Importance Performance Analysis Model for Implementation in National Education Standards (SNPs)

“…Policies formulated unilaterally by the government make it difficult for the public to implement these policies, especially in the present (Badrudin, 2017). The difficulty in following the standards set by the government in various ways, for example, the curriculum is caused by many factors, including the limited human resources, both quality, and quantity, capital, technology, quality of education, competition, and others (Rusdiana & Nasihudin, 2018). The implementation of education in the current era is different from the implementation of education in the past, where the level of school competition was not as high as today, where competition between schools is increasingly open, especially in providing services.…”

“…The preparation of graduate competency standards (SKL) is a guide in the preparation of school programs that can deliver them to become quality students and be able to compete in life. Management standards are vital for maintaining the survival and reputation of educational institutions (Rusdiana & Nasihudin, 2018). Islamic school is one of the education providers which is an important part of the national education system and standards.…”