PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT IN IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF MADRASAH

The essence of participatory management is covered in all concepts, namely: First, the existence of planning, organizing, directing, and monitoring activities; Second, there is more than one person or party involved; Third, there is a goal to be achieved; Fourth, there is the use of organizational resources, both members and other resources; Fifth, the four points above lead to the achievement of goals effectively and efficiently. This article aims to analyze the implementation of participatory management in planning, decision making, implementation and evaluation for quality improvement in Madrasahs in Tulang Bawang district, Lampung Province. This research was conducted at Madrasahs in Tulang Bawang district, Lampung. This study uses a qualitative method. Data collection techniques using in-depth interviews, observation and documentation. Research sources included the head of the Ministry of Religious Affairs in Tulang Bawang district, a sample of madrasah heads, deputy head of madrasah, and students. Data analysis was carried out interactively and continued continuously to completion.The results showed that 1) planning, namely an assessment of the madrasah environment, needs to be carried out at the beginning. The environmental assessment is divided into two, the first is an analysis of the internal environment, this means an analysis that occurs within the madrasa environment. Second, external environmental assessment means parties outside the madrasah.Then the determination of the strategic direction which is an activity to formulate or review the direction of organizational goals that are contained in the vision, mission and values in educational institutions. Madrasahs in Tulang Bawang Regency have made a neat and structured draft. So that at any time it can be read or studied to implement participatory management in Madrasahs in Tulang Bawang Regency. Furthermore, quality objectives are the goals or targets of a madrasah in carrying out a process that is to be achieved within a certain period of time. The targets in Madrasahs in Tulang Bawang Regency are the achievement of an ideal study group ratio with an ideal learning space, the absorption of the number of students from various components of society as educational customers. increase in the acquisition of National exam and exam scores every year. the school institution that is the choice of the community because of the achievement that is its priority. the achievement of complete facilities and infrastructure in accordance with the ratio of the number of students, madrasah in Tulang Bawang Lampung district as the madrasah that is most loved, and in demand by the community. 3) decision making, namely, decision making in the context of implementing participatory management programs in a sub-focus to mobilize funding resource planning, administrative activities, coordination and program elaboration. In driving the planning of financial resources, administrative activities, coordination and program elaboration. The program that has been carried out by Kasi Mapenda / Penmad and external parties at Madrasahs in Tulang Bawang Regency prioritizes models, because the model is a pattern of something to be made or produced. 4) evaluation, which aims to determine the progress of the organization, as well as the obstacles and challenges faced in implementing strategic management. the results of the evaluation will be used as feedback to the organization to determine the achievement of quality implementation. The program that has been carried out by Kasi Mapenda / Penmad and external parties is conducting coordination meetings with UPA and the Education Office related to the quality of graduation, conducting BOS reporting financial training activities with the Palembang Training Center, monitoring all Madrasahs related to 8 Education Standards, in collaboration with UPA Team. as well as the obstacles and challenges faced in implementing strategic management. the results of the evaluation will be used as feedback to the organization to determine the achievement of quality implementation. The program that has been carried out by Kasi Mapenda / Penmad and external parties is conducting coordination meetings with UPA and the Education Office related to the quality of graduation, conducting BOS reporting financial training activities with the Palembang Training Center, monitoring all Madrasahs related to 8 Education Standards, in collaboration with UPA Team. as well as the obstacles and challenges faced in implementing strategic management. the results of the evaluation will be used as feedback to the organization to determine the achievement of quality implementation. The program that has been carried out by Kasi Mapenda / Penmad and external parties is conducting coordination meetings with UPA and the Education Office related to the quality of graduation, conducting BOS reporting financial training activities with the Palembang Training Center, monitoring all Madrasahs related to 8 Education Standards, in collaboration with UPA Team

THE INFLUENCE OF TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND SELF-EFFICACY ON THE PERFORMANCE OF IAIN CURUP LECTURERS

The objective of this study is to determine whether there is a direct or indirect effect of transformational leadership and self-efficacy on the performance of IAIN Curup lecturers. Based on pre-observation, the low frequency of lecturers' attendance which did not reach sixteen meetings, the difficulty to meet the Academic advisor for consultation, inappropriate expertise of lecturers, and some of the incompetent lecturers became the background leading the researchers to examine the performance of the IAIN Curup lecturers. In this study, there were three variables. A purposive sampling was used to involve all official lecturers as the participants, and they were 112 people. This study used a quantitative approach as the research methodology by applying a survey method with path analysis technique. This study used questionnaire as the data collection technique. The researchers had analyzed the instrument before it was distributed to the participants. The instrument was tested by using validity and reliability tests. Three hypotheses were tested. The results showed that transformational leadership had a direct, positive effect on job performance; self-efficacy had a direct, positive effect on the lecturers’ job performance; and the transformational leadership had a direct effect on self-efficacy.

IMPLEMENTASI MANAJEMEN PENGEMBANGAN MUTU DOSEN PERGURUAN TINGGI AGAMA ISLAM NEGERI DI PROVINSI ACEH

This study aims to analyze the implementation and evaluation of quality development of PTAIN lecturers in Aceh. A qualitative research method and descriptive approach is applied in the research. The research result shows that the implementation of quality development of PTAIN lecturers in Aceh is done by referring to the strategic plan or programs prepared at the beginning of the year. The forms of implementation of lecturer quality development include room visits, inspection to lecturers’ learning devices, and providing opportunities for lecturers to increase their competence and professionalism through various exercises and benchmarking to other leading Islamic universities. The evaluation for the lecturers quality development is carried out through routine meetings, weekly, mid semester, and annually at the beginning of academic year. The results of the evaluation will become supplementary materials for the institutions in following up the lecturers’ performance on the lecturers’ daily activities. The development carried out to the lecturers are in the form of admonition, providing training and development to increase the lecturers’ competence and professionalism, and also doing routine religious lectures.

IAIN CURUP STUDENTS’ SELF-ENDURANCE AND PROBLEMS IN ONLINE LEARNING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

The transformation of learning from offline to online modes due to the Covid-19 pandemic has affected students’ self-endurance in learning and the complexities of learning problems. Accordingly, this study was oriented towards investigating IAIN Curup students’ self-endurance and the problems they faced during online learning. Grounded in a qualitative method, this study incorporated 20 IAIN Curup students selected purposively as the participants. They were interviewed on the basis of the study’s foci. The data of interviews were analyzed using an interactive model. The findings demonstrated weak students’ self-endurance in online learning. Psychologically, they felt under pressure. Physically, their eyes’ condition got worse, and a few of them suffered from headache. They were psychologically bored as well less-concentrated, and they could not enjoy learning due to the limitation of social engagement in learning. Subsequently, as regards the problems faced during online learning, they had problems related to Internet’s signals, budgeting for fulfilling Internet’s needs, and difficulty in the search of learning resources, wherein the foregoing was categorized as a case of weak technological competence.

ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS TEACHERS’ EFFORTS TO MOTIVATE STUDENTS AND IMPLEMENT EFFECTIVE ONLINE LEARNING

The Covid-19 phenomenon naturally has an impact on the transformation of learning system from offline to online modes. Thus, this study sought to reveal the efforts made by teachers in Bengkulu province to motivate students during online learning and their efforts to implement effective online learning. 18 teachers who were selected purposively took part as the participants, and they were interviewed to provide information regarding the two objectives of this study. Based on the descriptive qualitative method, the data were analyzed using an interactive analysis model. The findings indicated that in motivating students, the teachers maintained ideal communication, tried to drive students’ emtions to stay involved in learning, made students aware of the essence of the importance of knowledge, simplified learning processes but constructed learning in order to be interesting, provided verbal reinforcement and increased the opportunities of student-teacher interactions, and communicated with parents to help guide their children to study at home. Furthermore, in an effort to implement effective online learning, teachers built disciplined and systematic learning, orientated towards contextual learning contents, and established active interactions with parents and students.