Lembaga Pendidikan Pesantren di Indonesia

Abstract

Islamic boarding schools are educational institutions that have a long and unique history. Historically, pesantren are among the earliest Islamic education and still survive today. Unlike the educational institutions that emerged later, pesantren have been very instrumental in producing cadres of scholars, and then playing an active role in the spread of Islam and the transfer of knowledge. However, in the development of pesantren, it has undergone a transformation that allows it to lose its identity if its traditional values are not preserved. Because of its uniqueness, pesantren exist in various situations and conditions and it is almost certain that this institution, even though it is in very simple circumstances and has various characteristics, will never die. Likewise all the components in it such as the kyai or ustad and the santri always dedicate themselves to the continuity of the pesantren, of course this cannot be measured by the standards of the modern education system where teaching staff are paid, because of their hard work, payment is in material form. In this way, pesantren cannot be separated from the Indonesian national education system. This paper describes Islamic boarding schools in the national education system which includes studies on: Islamic boarding schools between madrasas and schools, patterns of curriculum development in Islamic boarding schools and the policies of the department of religion in Islamic boarding schools development.