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STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
TO CULTIVATE ISLAMIC BOARDING SCHOOLS’
EDUCATIONAL QUALITY : BLENDING MODEL
IMPLEMENTATION
Aip Syarifudin
1
, Muhibbin Syah
2
, Cecep Sumarna
3
, Erni Haryanti
4
Muhammadiyah University of Cirebon, Indonesia
1
Sunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University Bandung, Indonesia
2
Syekh Nurjati State Islamic Institute Cirebon, Indonesia
3
Sunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University Bandung, Indonesia
4
Email: aip.syarifudin@umc.ac.id
1
, muhibbinsyah@uinsgd.ac.id
2
,
sumarna.cecep71@gmail.com
3
, erhaka19@gmail.com
4
ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT
Received:
March, 26
th
2022
Revised:
April, 15
th
2022
Approved:
April, 18
th
2022
This study aims to explore strategic management of Islamic
Boarding Scholl in order to cultivate educational quality. The
present study employed a qualitative study by using
descriptive analytical approach. Two Islamic boarding schools
were selected as the research sites namely Sabilunnajat and
Al-Ulfah Islamic boarding schools, Ciamis Regency, West Java,
Indonesia. The findings revealed that these two Islamic
boarding schools were deemed capable to survive in a fairly
tight competition. Moreover, there were several strategic
steps undertaken by these two Islamic boarding schools to
survive and contribute to the society. This alteration attempt
is a conceptualization of Islamic boarding school management
system referred to, in other words, as management strategy.
After obtaining the results of field data from two research
sites, the researcher will subsequently analyze and attempt to
improve the management system in the two research sites. A
good boarding school and the survived one is considered
capable to answer the needs of the society which is in line with
the terms where quality is something that meets needs.
Afterwards, this study proposed a model knowledge of Islamic
boarding school management system particularly the Blending
Model of Management of Islamic Boarding Schools.
KEYWORDS
Strategic managements, Islamic boarding school,
educational quality, blending model
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INTRODUCTION
Education plays a prominent role to shape the nation’s sustainability and
advancement. The nation’s intellectuality has been considered as a benchmark of how a
country can progress and develop rapidly. The goal is that this nation is able to follow the
flow of the times. Education must be comprehensive in all aspects of life. What is the goal
of education is contained in the ideals of national education that must be realized by every
institution and component of society.
Despite the numerous systems of education in Indonesia, Islamic boarding school
are deemed as the oldest institutions in this country. Regardless various benefits and
shortcomings of Islamic boarding school. Islamic boarding school has been considered
successful to maintain their existence for the nation and state. Islamic education has been
capable to show its contribution in shaping the idealism of national education, not only in
terms of the quality of human resources in the context of science, but also able to shape the
character of the nation's children who have added value specifically good morals.
(Raharjo, 1988) delineates that Islamic boarding school is a religious institution that
teaches and initiates advancements in developing and disseminating Islamic knowledge.
Islamic boarding school is a site where young and old people expand their religion insights
by acquiring sources from Arabic books or any other sources written in Arabic.
Amidst the struggle of informational society, Islamic boarding schools should really
enter the contestation stage and compete with other educational institutions especially with
the massive spread of foreign-labeled education which increases competition for the
educational output quality. The progressively tight competition puts Islamic boarding
schools to risk the quality of their graduates in order to remain superior and become the
people’s preference. The aforementioned occurrence indicates that Islamic boarding
schools should really implement numerous internal improvements and new innovations in
order to remain capable to improve the quality of their education.
The existence of the National Education System Law Number 20 of 2003 article 30
paragraph 4 is a good thing for Islamic boarding school. In line with National Education
System Law as aforementioned, it says that Islamic boarding school is an institution that
puts an emphasis on the field of religious science, hence, institutional discrimination is
slightly reduced by the existence of this policy prescribed in the aforementioned
constitution. Moreover, inside the circumstance of the use of information technology, the
Islamic boarding school nowadays are strong and literate enough in using this facility,
hence, the leverage of the Islamic boarding school is encouraged by the ease of undertaking
various kinds of publications about their institutions. The public will be much easier to
access information about Islamic boarding school institutions, therefore,they will become
an important reference for public education.
In the era of globalization and freedom of accessing information nowadays, Islamic
boarding school must be able to possess competitiveness and also have excellent programs
to survive and compete with other institutions both locally and internationally that offer
various kinds of quality. The era of intense rivalry has forced Islamic boarding schools to
have qualified graduates, hence, they can meet the needs of society in a comprehensive
Islamic field. Conventional Islamic boarding school management will not be able to sustain
the institution if it is not supported by accelerated steps as a form of endeavor and
advancements.
A number of traditional Islamic boarding schools have historically altered their
institutions into modern educational institutions for instance YLPI Buntet Pesantren
(current name).Sinceestablished in 1785 by K.H. Muqoyyim (Mbah Muqoyyim), it had
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undergone a number of alterations from traditional to modern Islamic boarding school. This
modern pioneering began when the Buntet Pesantren was led by K.H. Abbas Abdul Jamil
in 1919, started by combining the two education systems in Buntet Pesantren, namely the
classical religious education system (diniyyah) and madrasah (school) education system
(Olman Dahuri, 2015). This is an evidence of the transformation of a boarding school from
classic to modern.
During its initial establishment, modern Islamic boarding schools were considered
as a solution to draw nearthe demands contextual with situation nowadays. However, lately,
it turns out that modern Islamic boarding schools are not fully a solution to meet the
demands of society. The management system and the curriculum presented are entirely
based on modernity, hence, the community will remain difficult to differentiate whether it
is Islamic boarding schools or ordinary schools.
Irrelevant with the positive impact of Islamic boarding schools modernity, it is
revealed that there are some impacts that are considered less positive for this alteration in
pattern. One of them is the output of modern Islamic boarding schools is occasionally less
blending and does not meet the needs of the community in the context of religious traditions
including the aspect of adding value in meeting people's needs in religious services, for
example in turning on the mosque, the death of residents and so on. This is a serious issue
because Islamic boarding schools, despite whether they are modern or classic, bear a heavy
burden because they are expected to produce products that have high intellectual quality
and have friendly morals and have the knowledge of amaliyah to be accepted by the
community appropriately.
Therefore, according to the aforementioned issues, this study puts an emphasis on
scrutinizing the strategic managements of Islamic boarding schools. These strategic
managements are expected to assists Islamic boarding schools to respond the community
needs particularly the quality of Islamic boarding school education. This study also
comprises; the strategic managements of Islamic boarding schools, the strategic
management functions of Islamic boarding schools, the stages of strategic management of
Islamic boarding schools, the characteristics of strategic management of Islamic boarding
schools, the Islamic boarding school education institutions quality, the process of quality
assurance of education in Islamic boarding schools and Strategic Management through a
Blending Model of Islamic Boarding School Management.
RESEARCH METHOD
The present study employs a qualitative research. (Creswell, 2002) defines a
qualitative as a process of inquiry to recognize a social or human problem based on the
creation of a complete holistic picture formed by scientific narratives, reporting the results
of information from informants in detail, and arranged in a natural setting. Qualitative
research is more holistic and comprehensive in examining a problem, hence, the main
problem will be holistically and comprehensively revealed until eventually presented in a
scientific narrative. The data were obtained from two research sites namely Sabilunnajat
and Al-Ulfah Islamic boarding schools located in Ciamis Regency, West Java, Indonesia.
These two research sites were selected based on the uniqueness of preliminary observation
found by the researchers. There were three data collection techniques utilized in this study
namely documentation, literature review, and observations. Data analysis technique is the
process of systematically searching and compiling data obtained from the results of
observations, interviews and documentation by organizing data into categories, describing
them into units, synthesizing, compiling into patterns, choosing which ones are important
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and will learn and make conclusions, hence, they are easily understood by themselves and
others (Sugiyono, 2013). Nasution has a theory in data analysis by reducing data, displaying
data, drawing conclusions and verification, analyzing data, making summary sheets, and
using matrices in data analysis (Nasution, 2003).
RESULT AND DISCUSSION
This strategy formulation stage is very essential as it is associated with the perfection
of vision and mission. Subsequently, in this stage, a SWOT analysis is initiated to
eventually determine the precise strategy and alternative plan just in case the initial plan
does not work out.
a) Strategy Implementation
Strategy Implementation is the manifestation and implementation of the
approved strategy. In this stage, the essential thing to prioritize is the process of
internalizing the vision and mission.
b) Strategy Evaluation
After initiating numerous efforts with the approved strategies in the
implementation section, the final part is considered as evaluation. This section
measures the level of success of a strategy in terms of internal and external aspects.
What is measured is the effectiveness in an effort to achieve or succeed in the process
implemented whether it is in line with the objectives or vice versa.
On the other hand, (Siagian, 1995): delineates that there are 12 stages in the
process of strategic managements. They are as follows:
a. Formulating organizational missions
b. Determining organizational profiles
c. Analysis and strategic choices
d. Maintaining long-term objectives
e. Defining main objectives
f. Establishing operational strategy
g. Maintaining short-term objectives i.e. annual goals
h. Formulating a set of wisdoms
i. Strategy organization
j. Forming monitoring system
k. Developing evaluation system
l. Emerging feedback system
The aforementioned stages can be seen through the schema as follows:
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Figure 1: The Stages in the Strategic
The process of strategic management consist of several important thing that must be
considered (Müller et al., 2020):
a. Participation and motivation
Motivation will significantly influence the process that occurs in any
activity, particularly in the management process. The existence of motivation
will increase participation in the management and completion of various kinds
of work. Some important things in the management of institutions require active
participation for instance decision making. If this is done in a sense of
togetherness based on joint decision making, good and transparent decisions
will be created. Islamic boarding school has always been recognized for its
rigidity in terms of deliberation. It is because the frame in society still remains
robust in which the decision is based on kyai. Therefore, the spirit of
togetherness is expected to be more flexible mainly for collegial aspects.
b. Information and communication
Information is an instrument utilized to enhance participation. There is
no such thing as good cooperation initiated by the stakeholders if the good
communication is nonexistence.
c. Defining goals and, if neccesarry, specifyng them more precisely using key
data.
Organizational
Missions
Current
Business
Future
Business
Analysis and
Strategic
Choices
Main
Objectives
Operational
Strategies
Profile
Environment
Term Goals
Short-Term
Objectives
Wisdoms
Organizing
Monitoring
Evaluation
Feedback
System
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A subsequent essential aspect that needs to be taken into account in the
Islamic Boarding School organization is to determine the objectives as well as the
directions concerning how to achieve the aforesaid objectives.
1. The Functions of Islamic Boarding School’s Strategic Managements
There are several functions of Islamic boarding school’s managements. They are as
follow:
a) Generating an Islamic boarding school management institution that puts an
emphasis on goals by maximizing the process that always relying on a rational
and realistic vision and mission.
b) Assisting to control the implementation of the Islamic boarding school's
strategic plans and operational strategies dependent upon the management
function with various stages, hence, the process would be more measurable and
efficient.
c) Possessing a systemic strategy to easily implement certain work programs in
order to achieve comprehensive goals.
d) Allowing existing managements to be more contextual, therefore, it will swiftly
respond to alterations in line with the times’ demands without changing the
main objectives of the institution.
e) Emboldening stakeholders in Islamic boarding school to optimize their
potential based on their professionalism, henceforth, it will further reinforce the
Islamic boarding school institution itself.
2. The Characteristics of Islamic Boarding School’s Managements
a) Universally acknowledged, from the structure with the highest position to the
lowest. However, the implementation of this strategic management is the
responsibility of the highest authority.
b) Flexible: meaning that strategic policy will take effect for a certain period of
time. However, it can be altered and adjusted if considered ineffective during
its implementation process.
c) Advanced-oriented: meaning that strategic management must be able to
consider institution’s prospect projections.
d) It will be affecting entire institution elements despite the fact that strategic
management is merely realized to a single part of the institution.
e) Possessing openness and transparency: meaning that this sort of management
will be dependent upon either internal or external conditions.
3. The Education Institutions Quality of Islamic Boarding School’s Managements
Abdul Jawad asserts that management initially derives from English ‘to
manager’ which means managing, manage, or managing. In Arabic, ‘management’
comes from the word ‘nazama’ which means to organize, ‘an-nizhaam’,‘at-tazhiim’
means the activity of arranging, arranging the things around to be compatible with
others (Muhammad Abdul Jawwad, 2004).
In Arabic or English and other languages, the word ‘management’ has almost
the similar meaning. In Arabic, the essence of management is ‘al-tadbir’
(arrangement)(Saefullah, 2012). It is also in line with the Word of Allah in the Al-
Qur'an Surah Al-Sajdah Verse 5 as follows:
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Translation: He directs the ordinance from the heaven unto the earth; then it
ascends unto Him in a Day, whereof the measure is a thousand years of that you
reckon. (Al-Qur’an Surah Al-Sajdah Verse 5) (Yunus, 1984).
The verse emphasizes that Allah is the one who controls everything
throughout the universe. On the other hand, the term ‘management’ in educational
circumstance refers to activities combined with educational resources to accomplish
prescribed educational objectives (Pidarta, 2011).
According to the aforementioned literatures, this study abridges the
interpretation of management quality as an effort to manage the institutions’
accomplishment quality by textually and contextually advancing its management
system relevant with its needs. Islamic boarding school or well-recognized as
pesantren in Indonesia is now capable of altering into an educational institution
acknowledged by the state or country to produce formal education graduates.
Furthermore, needless to say that maximum quality is critical even though it would
become a tough challenge. Therefore, implementing strategic management in its
management system is fundamental as one effort to accomplish the best quality of
Islamic boarding school or pesantren.
An Islamic boarding school is considered qualified when the graduates are
relevant with the needs or demands of the society. The needs and demands are indeed
different from one region to another. Nevertheless, the main emphasis is that the
graduates have to be able to possess complete intellectual abilities along with good
morals attached as well. As devout Muslim students (read: santri), they have to be
knowledgeable and capable of scientific endeavors. Besides, they have to also
possess a formal legal certificate functioning in entire government and private
sectors or institutions. The concept of a qualified Muslim student is drawn by the
Figure 2 as follows:
Figure 2 the Concept of a Qualified Muslim Student
4. The Quality Assurance of Islamic Boarding School’s Managements
There are three concepts of quality assurance managements in education as
proposed by (Muhaimin, Suti’ah, 2012). They are as follows:
Stage 1 : Inventory, establishment, stakeholders and educational
institutions’ main agendas.
Stage 2 : Formulating educational institutions’ strategies.
Stage 3 : Expanding the plan of main agendas.
The concept of quality assurance as proposed by Muhaimin (Muhaimin,
Suti’ah, 2012) is shown by the Figure 2.3 as follows:
General
Knowledge
Akhlaqul Karimah
Religious
Knowledge
Students (
Santri)
Legal Formal
Value Adding
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Figure 3 the concept of quality assurance
Educational quality education must qualify the following stages: (1) decision-
making; (2) planning; (3) organizing; (4) communicating; (5) coordinating; (6)
monitoring; (7) Assessing/Evaluating. Decision-making process is carried out
through discussion or negotiation. Planning is initiated to make sure that the program
implementation runs systematically, effective, and efficient. Organizing is intended
to make sure that every single program implementation is well-organized.
Communication is referred as an effort to develop synergy which is open and
transparent with information. Monitoring means that each program implementation
is well-monitored. Finally, assessing is stated as an evaluation agenda to measure the
success rate of program implementation (Ibrohim, 2007).
The important thing related with the quality to get sustainability is user’s
satisfaction. This TQM aims to improve sustainability to create satisfaction and
excellence in an organization (Khurniawan et al., 2021). Simply, when excellent
service and good quality assurance are provided in an Islamic Boarding School, it
will automatically create satisfaction from the users towards its graduates. It will get
an impact on the sustainability of the institution because naturally and surely the
institution will continue to be filled with students. The results of public trust have
been well formed. The things as abovementioned are the premises that can be agreed
upon that the existence of each other is important. As for quality because of the
support of a good process, then the creation of a good process is the creation of good
Stage 1
Inventory, establishment,
stakeholders, and
educational institutions’
main agenda
Identifying stakeholders
Inventory and the
establishment of
stakeholders’ needs
Stage 2
Formulating educational
institutions’ strategies
Analyzing stakeholders’
potentials
Developing visions and
missions
The establishment of
strategic objectives
Formulating educational
institutions’ strategies
Goal Setting
SWOT analysis
Portfolio evaluation
activities
Educational performance
measurement
Identifying the strategic
focus of educational
institutions
The establishment of
activity plans
Program plan development
Technical analysis selection
Stage 3
Expanding the plan of main
agendas
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management. Management is certainly a progressive science, in other words,
strategic steps will be needed in its implementation hence the term strategic
management emerges.
5. Strategic Management through Blending Model
The education management system of Islamic boarding schools can generally
be identified from the various patterns of Islamic boarding schools in Indonesia. The
difference as aforesaid is categorized into two namely the management of traditional
and modern Islamic boarding schools. A lot of literatures have explained how the
concepts of managing traditional Islamic boarding schools and managing modern
Islamic boarding schools work, but the phenomenon is that both traditional and
modern concepts have not answered the challenges of the times.
For instance, regardless of exceedingly maintaining Islamic values in a
cultural way with the output of producing students who sustain the local wisdom
values of Islamic boarding schools, traditional Islamic boarding schools still
encounter several problems particularly the nonexistence of a learning management
system. Consequently, it is difficult to evaluate and draw a parameter to achieve the
goals of educational institutions. Conversely, modern Islamic boarding schools are
more recommended for parents to educate their children. This phenomenon is due to
the fact that modern Islamic boarding schools offer more solution through boarding
school modern educational system management.
Reflecting on this occurrence, this study attempted to propose a scientific
proposal as a problem solving namely the formulation of strategic management
through a Blending Model of Islamic boarding schools’ management. The blending
models as above-mentioned does not simply mean combining or merging the models
but rather integrating them as a whole. The researchers are concerned with the
polarization or categorization among Islamic boarding schools in the society. In spite
of offering advantages, the dichotomy or polarization into two models is deemed to
have shortcomings that should be at least answered by the academicians.
Strategic management through a blending model of Islamic boarding school
managements is a model of integrating Islamic boarding school management that
combines the two categorizations. Upholding and internalizing the values of local
wisdom of Islamic boarding schools whose output is the students’ attitude (morals,
and devotion) who are also managed using a systematic and measurable modern
education system. There are several things that become a common thread to
implement the blending model of Islamic boarding school management, including;
first, formulating goals both on a micro and macro scale. Micro scale is to ensure
that learning activities / transfer of knowledge run with a measurable and systematic
way. While the macro scale must be able to answer the big mission of how Islamic
boarding schools can produce students who are knowledgeable in amaliyah, doing
scientific deeds by taking into account the needs of the times, which is then called
the achievement of quality education. Second, Islamic boarding schools must
prepare systems and rules in running the organization for the Islamic boarding
schools’ management, hence, they have objectives every year such as revamping the
curriculum, scheduling system, education level, financial system, conducive
environment and evaluation of achievement. Third, Islamic boarding schools must
have human resources with the fields of religious scholarship and modern education.
They must even be able to classify the fields of science, both in the field of religious
science on the kyai council and in the field of modern science on professional human
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resources. Fourth, maintain the wisdom of the Islamic boarding school. The point is
that Islamic boarding schools that carry a blending model must be able to maintain
good old values and apply new, better values.
From the purpose of the model and the tools as aforesaid, a syntax or steps
will appear to get to the achievement of the model's goals. In an effort to obtain
quality human resources, of course, processes and maintenance are required that lead
to the development of human resources in a sustainable and systematic manner.
Islamic boarding schools as an educational institution that has extraordinary
uniqueness and comprehensive educational goals, indeed, requires truly improvised
human resource management techniques. Human resource management is a very
vital right because without good human resources it is impossible for an institution
to run optimally. Then to create effective learning, a systematic learning design and
local wisdom are also compulsory. The point is that learning needs must be adapted
to the latest conditions and situations but must also maintain the local wisdom of the
Islamic boarding school, for instance with modern learning with local wisdom. The
next important step is to ensure a measurable, effective and efficient financial
management system. A good institution is one that is able to demonstrate sound
financial performance with the principles of transparency and fairness. Then related
to the next step that must be met is ensuring a conducive environment.
Environmental issues are sometimes neglected, even though environmental factors
become very vital, especially if they are associated with the achievement of the
learning process outcomes. When an educational institution is to be established, one
of the considerations that must be ensured is the existence of a conducive
environment, both internal to the institution and external. Next is the availability of
a curriculum that is in accordance with the objectives of Islamic boarding schools,
namely to produce graduates who are in accordance with the needs of the
community. The curriculum is a tool for stakeholder guidance in Islamic boarding
schools, therefore, they do not get out of the main goal of the institution. As for the
aspect of infrastructure, of course, is a part that cannot be ignored. No matter how
good the learning planning is contained in the curriculum, it is felt that it will not be
optimal if it is not supported by qualified facilities and infrastructure. Then the last
step is to have an intensive cadre polarization (mentoring) by way of focused
mentoring with the concept of peer group mentoring. In terms of going to Islamic
boarding schools, probably what is meant is the murshid pattern.
On this occasion, this study needs to underline that the accreditation of
educational institutions is so important. Unfortunately, accreditation of educational
institutions is only implemented to formal educational institutions hence all schools
are competing to improve the education management system. In this case, according
to the researcher, it is important to pay attention together, even though the
government does not review and accredit Islamic boarding schools, the managers of
Islamic boarding schools should gradually begin to formulate their respective
institutional systems for improving the quality of Islamic boarding school education.
The researcher expects that through the concept of a combination of Islamic boarding
school management models, there will be an improvement in the education system
in Islamic boarding schools that is more measurable, systematic and leads to
morality.
With the steps as aforesaid, as the final output of strategic management
through the blending model of management of educational institutions is the
achievement of maximum quality of education. Hence, if we conclude that when
education is able to guarantee quality, of course, another impact that will be obtained
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is the sustainability of the educational institution as a result of the quality obtained.
Public trust will be very well maintained if Islamic boarding schools are able to prove
the quality or quality of their graduates. Therefore, when trust is formed and finally
the sustainability of Pesantren is increasingly guaranteed. In simple terms, the
strategic management in question can be seen in the section below:
Figur 4 the concept of blending model
CONCLUSION
The management system of Islamic boarding schools in the two research sites is a
traditional pattern that has undergone various alterations. The modification process was
carried out as an effort to maintain pesantren education, hence, it could survive and
contribute to community development. Over the years, there has been a dichotomy and
categorization of Islamic boarding school educational institutions. This polarization of
categorization becomes a model for managing traditional and modern Islamic boarding
schools.
The existence of Islamic boarding school educational institutions that places a
different system of management patterns is unique because they are considered capable of
surviving and contributing to society. Placing the management system of Islamic boarding
schools in one type of management model in its development is considered to have
shortcomings in each of these systems. Various program improvisations are needed in the
management system of Islamic boarding schools in order to improve the quality and quality
of education.
Based on the results of field research and various literatures review, the researchers
initiated a new model as a strategic management application namely the blending model of
Islamic boarding schools’ management. There are four important points in the blending
model. They are: (1) Islamic Boarding Schools must formulate goals both on micro and
macro scale; (2) Islamic boarding schools must prepare systems and rules in running the
organization for Islamic boarding schools’ management, hence, they will have targets each
Syntax:
a. Increasing the capacity of Human Resources
b. Learning Design with local wisdom
c. Designing a transparent, accountable and
measurable financial system
d. Designing a conducive environment
e. Designing curriculum according to user needs
f. Maximizing facilities and infrastructure
g. Conducting a mentoring pattern by using the
Peer Group method undertaken by a mentor
(
mursyid
)
Output
The quality of Islamic Boarding Schools’ Graduates in
accordance with the needs of the community (User)
Device Models:
1. Formulating goals (micro and
macro)
2. Preparing system and
management rules
3. Human Resource Development
4. Maintaining Islamic boarding
schools’ wisdom
Model Objectives:
Improving the quality of Islamic
Boarding Schools’ Management to
realize their high level sustainbility.
Inhibiting Factors
(5M IE)
Integrated Management Model
Islamic Boarding School
Supporting Factors
(5M IE)
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year such as curriculum reform, scheduling systems, educational levels, financial systems,
and conducive environment and evaluation of achievement; (3) managers must develop
human resources progressively and sustainably; (4) maintaining Islamic boarding schools’
wisdom. It can be elucidated that that Islamic boarding schools that rely on blending
management model must be able to maintain good older values and implement the new
ones.
Islamic boarding school educational institutions must be able to put forward the
principles of renewal with local wisdom. Becoming a boarding school educational
institution that is able to be competitive, sustainable and maintain the quality of its
education is not easy. There will be many challenges, both internal and external. To face
these challenges requires expertise and courage therefore answers and solutions to these
challenges are found. When Pesantren educational institutions are capable enough to carry
out strategic management of the institutions they manage, the potential to be sustainable
and maintain quality becomes a necessity.
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