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Choirul Mahfud
FBMT, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS)
email: choirul.mahfud@its.ac.id
Abstract
The most sensitive thing in the context of Islamic education policy in Indonesia is the change of
curriculum. The Islamic education curriculum cannot be separated from the national education
curriculum, because Islamic education is a national education subsystem. If the national education
curriculum changes, then the Islamic education curriculum also changes. In this context, as adagium
"changing ministers, changing curriculum" applies always interesting to discuss. This article intends
to discuss how to evaluate Islamic education curriculum policies in Indonesia; and what are the
supporting and inhibiting factors in implementing curriculum policies in learning in schools in
Indonesia.
Abstrak
Hal yang paling sensitif dalam konteks kebijakan pendidikan Islam di Indonesia, diantaranya adalah
perubahan kurikulum. Kurikulum pendidikan Islam tidak bisa dilepaskan dengan kurikulum
pendidikan nasional, karena pendidikan Islam sebagai subsistem pendidikan nasional. Bila kurikulum
pendidikan nasional berubah, maka berubahlah kurikulum pendidikan Islam di Indonesia. Dalam
konteks ini, seolah berlaku adagium ”ganti menteri, ganti kurikulum” selalu menarik dibahas. Artikel
ini bermaksud mendiskusikan bagaimana evaluasi kebijakan kurikulum pendidikan Islam di
Indonesia; dan apa saja faktor pendukung dan penghambat dalam implementasi kebijakan kurikulum
dalam pembelajaran di sekolah di Indonesia.
Histori artikel : disubmit pada 4 Maret 2019; direvisi pada 9 Mei 2019; diterima pada 18 Mei 2019
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the times have not been is a set of plans and objectives, content
accommodated such as character and learning materials and methods
education, active learning, and the used as guidelines for implementing
balance of "soft skills-hard skills". The learning activities to achieve certain
curriculum has been deemed educational goals.
insensitive and responsive to social In article 36, it is explained that:
changes that occur at the local, (1) Curriculum development is carried
national and global levels. In addition, out with reference to national
the assessment standards have not yet education standards to realize national
described the competencies of education goals. (2) The curriculum at
attitudes, skills, and knowledge. all levels and types of education is
All these problems lead to a developed with the principle of
negative perception of the community diversification in accordance with the
that the curriculum is too focused on education unit, regional potential and
students. (3) The curriculum is
cognitive aspects, the burden of
arranged with education levels within
students is too heavy, and the the framework of the NKRI by taking
character load is reduced, so that into account: a. Increased faith and
negative phenomena arise, such as piety. b. Noble moral enhancement. c.
student fights, drugs, cheating to Increasing the potential, intelligence
corruption. Therefore, changes and and interests of students. d. Diversity
policy-making for the new curriculum of regional and national potential. e.
Regional and national development
are considered as choices that must be
demands. f. The demands of the world
made for good. of work. g. Development of Science
and Technology. h. Religion. i.
B. DISCUSSION dynamics of global development. j.
Juridically, there are several National unity and national values.
legal bases related to the curriculum of The next explanation in article
Islamic education in Indonesia after 37, which reads: (1) Primary and
the New Order, namely: mandate of secondary education curriculum must
the 1945 Constitution, TAP MPR contain: Religious education,
No.20/ MPR/ 1999 concerning citizenship education, education,
GBHN, Law No.20 of 1999 mathematics, science, social studies,
concerning regional government, and arts and culture, physical education
PP No. 25 of 2000 concerning the and sports, skills/ vocational, local
authority of the government and content. While in article 38, it is
provincial authorities as autonomous explained: (1) The basic framework
regions, PP. No. 55 of 2007 and and structure of the basic and
Minister of Religion Regulation No. secondary education curriculum is
16/2010 concerning Management of determined by the government. 2) The
Religious Education in Schools. As is primary and secondary education
known, the provisions regarding the curriculum is developed in accordance
curriculum of Islamic education in with its relevance by each group or
post-New Order Indonesia are also education unit and school committee
regulated in the National Education under the coordination and supervision
System Law no. 20 of 2003 article 1, of the Education Office or the District/
36, 37, and 38. In Article 1 paragraph City Office of the Ministry of Religion
19 it is explained that the curriculum for primary and provincial education
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for secondary education. 3) The higher KBK curriculum has the aim to equip
education curriculum is developed by students in facing the challenges of
the tertiary institutions concerned with their lives in the future which tend to
reference to the National Education be more complex in a more
Standards for each study program. (4) independent, rational and critical
The basic framework and structure of intelligent manner. Although CBC is a
the higher education curriculum are curriculum that meets conceptual
developed by the relevant universities perfection. However, in reality, there
by referring to the National Education are many obstacles found, so special
Standards for each study program. tools are needed that regulate
In PP. No. 55 of 2007 technically and in detail about the
concerning Religious Education and implementation. The special
Religious Education, especially equipment in question is a device that
Article 5 paragraph 1 explained that is prepared based on conformity with
"The religious education curriculum is the specificity, condition and potential
implemented according to the National of the region, educational units and
Education Standards". Minister of students.
Religion Regulation No. 16/2010 From this background, then the
concerning Management of Religious education unit level curriculum
Education in Schools Article 1 (KTSP) was formed. KTSP functions
paragraph 3 also explains "Religious to bridge the obstacles that occur in
Education Curriculum is a set of plans the competency-based curriculum
and arrangements regarding the (CBC). In this case, the development
purpose, content, and material of of KTSP refers to content standards
learning and the methods used to that cover the scope of the material
guide the implementation of learning and the level of competency to achieve
activities to achieve religious graduate competency at certain levels
education goals which refers to the and types of education. In addition,
Standards of Content and Competency KTSP also refers to graduate
Standards for Graduates of Religious competency standards which are
Subject Groups and Noble Morals. " graduates' qualifications which include
From several explanations about attitudes, knowledge and skills.
the product of the education Kistanto et al. in the article
curriculum policy in Indonesia after "Implementation of the KBK
the New Order, it can be understood Curriculum and KTSP" explained that
that the education curriculum is the the KBK was born as an implication
most essential thing in the practice of of law number 22 of 1999 concerning
education in a country. In general, the regional government and government
education curriculum policy in regulation number 25 of 2000
Indonesia after the New Order, mainly concerning the authority of the
starting from the 2004 curriculum or government and provincial authorities
Competency Based Curriculum as autonomous regions. With the
(KBK), followed curriculum changes existence of the law, there has been a
in 2006 called the Education Unit change in education management
Level Curriculum (KTSP) and in 2013 policies from a centralistic nature to a
there was a curriculum change called decentralized one. The policy changes
the Curriculum 2013 thematic- also have implications for improving
integrative based (Anderson, 1998; the curriculum, through the 2004
Apple, 2004). As it is known that the curriculum, regions were given the
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