Transformation of Islamic education curriculum development policy in the national education system

Abstract

The most essential tool in any education system and for any learning process is the educational curriculum. Curriculum orientation is used as a reference to the direction of studies in learning outcomes. In the presence of western-based models in the development of educational techniques, students in Islamic universities are found to be aloof from their religious and cultural norms as they graduate from educational institutions. This paper aims to describe the transformation of Islamic Education in national education programs and curricula. For the purpose of this study, we have taken Islamic pedagogy and research methodology as well as cultural reinvigoration as the independent variable. Whereas the development of national education system along the Islamic model is the dependent variable. State organized curriculum is deemed as the mediator, which affects the later and is affected by the presence of former. Data was collected via questionnaires from a total of 550 respondents where the respondents chosen were experts in curriculum development and Islamic education. The data collected was analyzed using the SPSS and Smart PLS. The results illustrate that with cultural reinvigoration and development of Islamic pedagogy, not only the development of the curriculum will be facilitated in Indonesia, but its implementation will also be expedited.

Keywords: Curriculum, Islamic, education, pedagogy, culture, national