Affirming the Historical Vision of Madrasah in the Global Context: Religious, Popular, Centers of Excellence, Core of Learning Society, and Diversity

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ABSTRA CT : Madrasah is still interesting to talk over. Madrasah, as an Islamic education institution in Indonesia, has emerged and developed as Islam came to Indonesia. The m adrasah has developed into some levels and types as the Indonesia developed . So that m adrasah , as an Islamic education , has been a part of national education system. With the emergence of Law N umber 20 Year 2003 on the National Education System in R eform era in Indonesia , madrasah exactly equate with public school s . T his equalisation creates types of madrasah, such as madrasah “ skill ” , madrasah “excellence”, madrasah “ model ” , and religious madrasah. Until now, madrasah is at the crossroad, pulled between the maintenance of historical tradition and the adopting a new developing phase. Madrasah is supposed to be built on the foundation of Islamic values, the essential characters of Islamic education history, and the formula of future’s challenge. The Islamic characters and the popularity of madrasah is the identity of history reflected on its education curriculum. Madrasah is obliged to apply the bottom vision and mission of “ pesantren ” (Islamic boarding school), namely “ tafaqquh fi al-din ” (fully understanding on religious affairs) , by increasing society participation in the empowerment of madrasah by implementing accountable management and quality oriented, which will encourage madrasah to be centers of excellence; and increasing participation , so that madrasah will be the core of learning society, capable, and integrated with society. KEY WORDS: Madrasah, globalization , vision , accountable management , and quality oriented . About the Author: Dr. Mukhibat is a Lecturer of Islamic Education Management at the Department of Tarbiyah (Education) in STAIN ( Sekolah Tinggi Agama Islam Negeri or State Islamic Religious College) Ponorogo, Jalan Pramuka No.156 Ponorogo, East Java, Indonesia. Corresponding author is: mukhibat@yahoo.co.id How to cite this article? Mukhibat. (2016). “Affirming the Historical Vision of Madrasah in the Global Context: Religious, Popular, Centers of Excellence , Core of Learning Society , and Diversity” in TAWARIKH: International Journal for Historical Studies , Vol.7(2) April, pp.263-274. Bandung, Indonesia: Minda Masagi Press and UIN SGD Bandung, ISSN 2085-0980. Chronicle of the article: Accepted (November 27, 2015); Revised (January 20, 2016); and Published (April 28, 2016).