Actors’ Coalition Network in Supporting Islamic Education (Study on Basic Education in North Aceh District)

Abstract

The actor’s coalitionnetwork was formed to support the effort of Islamic education through knowledge integration concept at basic education level in North Aceh Regency. It is a subsystem created from the interaction of all actors joined as the Subsystem Team which includes the regent of North Aceh, Office of Education and Culture of North Aceh and Office of Development and Planning (Bappeda) of North Aceh. The research objective is to describe and analyze actors coalition network in support of Aceh's Islamic value-based education policies, and recommend a model by referring to the actions of actors to create sustainable programs.The research employs a case study approach which is explanatory, and the data is analyzed descriptive qualitative to answer the research problem. The team was mandated to design an integration concept of basic education combining Islamic education and general sciences. However, the idea of integration has not been formulated specifically and systematically due to its constraints over some issues both in the context of the policy and practical level, especially, regarding the resource sharing availability issue. Responding to this situation, Dayah Education Office, Scholars Consultative Assembly, North Aceh Representative Council (DPRK), Mass media and other education stakeholders suggest the realisation of the integration concept by presenting a learning model to general education by adopting models and curriculum implemented in Dayah education since Aceh province has special right to implement education system respectfully to the local characteristics and local wisdom in Aceh. The results of this coalition networking was shown through a master plan for the integration of Islamic education and through the establishment of regional regulations both governor regulations or regent regulations where detail policy explanation is available for the implementation of the Islamic education within general schools in North Aceh District.The research concludes that there is no synergy between implementing agencies, the egosectoral, and the involvement of personal interests among the implementing agencies are still the issues. A common interpretation and the meaning of the implementation of Islamic values-based Aceh education policies can be achieved, however, the actors coalition network in supporting Islamic values-based education policies shows the lackness of coordination between the implementing agencies.