FACING GLOBAL CHALLENGES AND A NEW POST PANDEMI ERA IN INDONESIA: CURRICULUM CHANGES AND INNOVATIONS IN THE BACHELOR OF ISLAMIC EDUCATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

Abstract

Purpose: This paper aims to describe several curriculum innovations in the Islamic Education Management Study Program, the case in Indonesia. Curriculum changes and innovations are unavoidable due to the rapidly changing global situation. Method: The implementation of innovations has been rather slow due to complicated bureaucracy and overlapping government regulations and the uncertainty of the social situation due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This research method describes sequentially, real and precisely about the characteristics of the subject and object, the situation being studied, especially with regard to innovation and curriculum development, in the context of challenges in the Islamic Education Management Study Program in Indonesia. Results and conclusions: This study uses a qualitative approach. Data collection was carried out through documentation studies, observations, and in-depth interviews. The triangulation technique is used to ensure the validity of the research data. The collected data were analyzed qualitatively using data reduction methods, data presentation, and drawing conclusions Research implications: The results of the research show that curriculum changes and innovations are oriented towards three things; First, the absorption of graduates in employment (referring to the Indonesian national qualifications framework); second, the flexibility of the learning process (based on borderless learning); the third gets international recognition (international certification or accreditation). Originality/value: Methodit is more realistic than policy and its orientation is not just materialistic or pragmatic. free markets and international recognition of universities.