MADRASAH DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY AT THE MINISTRY OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS OF SOUTH HALMAHERA REGENCY, NORTH MALUKU PROVINCE
Madrasah Development Strategy at the Ministry of Religious Affairs Office of South Halmahera Regency, North Maluku Province
Keywords:
Madrasah development strategy, education governance, equitable digitalization, archipelago, Ministry of Religious Affairs.Abstract
This research aims to analyze the existing conditions of madrasas, identify internal and external factors that affect their development, evaluate development strategies implemented by the Ministry of Religion of South Halmahera Regency, and formulate madrasah development strategies that are adaptive to the characteristics of the archipelago. The research uses a qualitative approach with a case study design. Data was collected through in-depth interviews, observations, and documentation studies of seven categories of informants, namely the Head of the Office of the Ministry of Religion of South Halmahera Regency, the Head of the Madrasah Education Section, the Chairman of the Madrasah Supervisory Working Group, the head of the madrasah, teachers, the chairman of the madrasah committee, as well as community leaders and religious leaders. The data were analyzed thematically through the process of reduction, categorization, interpretation, and conclusion drawing with validity tests using triangulation of sources, techniques, and time. The results of the study show that the development of madrassas in South Halmahera Regency still faces a significant gap between public and private madrassas as well as between madrassas in the central government area and remote island areas. The geographical factor of the archipelago is the most dominant external determinant, while low human resource competence, weak data-based governance, limited funding, and lack of optimal use of digital technology are the main obstacles in the internal aspect. The development strategies that have been implemented include strengthening the curriculum and learning, improving the competence of educators and education personnel, developing facilities and infrastructure, strengthening institutional governance, and partnerships with the community. This study formulates a madrasah development strategy based on archipelago characteristics through an equitable digitalization approach that integrates strengthening human resource capacity, data-based governance, policy affirmation for 3T areas, and multi-stakeholder collaboration to realize adaptive, inclusive, and sustainable madrasah development.
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