Coordination of Catholic Education Implementation Policies in North Sulawesi

Abstract

This study focuses on one aspect of management, namely the Coordination of Policies for the Implementation of Catholic Education in North Sulawesi (a multi-site study at the Catholic Education Foundation of the Diocese of Manado, the Brothers Don Bosco Foundation for the Manado Representative and the Yoseph Yeemye Foundation for the North Sulawesi Representative). The formulation of the research problem is: 1. How is the coordination of policies for the implementation of Catholic education. 2. How to coordinate the implementation of Catholic education policies. 3. What are the internal and external obstacles in policy coordination and coordination of policy implementation for Catholic education in North Sulawesi, as well as solutions. 4. What are the results of the coordination of the implementation of Catholic education policies in the three foundations. This study uses a qualitative approach with a multi-site study design. Data collection techniques include interviews, observation. and documentation. Data analysis includes the process of flow of activities that occur simultaneously, namely data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. The results of this study indicate: 1. Coordination of policies for the implementation of Catholic education in the three foundations, carried out in a top-down hierarchy, that all regulations originate from the leadership of the hierarchy or institution, which is then forwarded to the leadership of the institution/unit below it; and then disseminated to all staff of the respective foundation employees. 2. Coordination of the implementation of policies for the implementation of Catholic education in the three foundations, always guided by the universal regulations of the Catholic Church, which are concreted through the vision-mission, statutes, or AD-ART, and the strategic plans of each foundation, all of which become the moral strength, in achieving the goal of a plenary Catholic education. 3. The results of the coordination of the implementation of policies on the implementation of catholic education in the three foundations, are determined and promoted by the KWI Education Commission, through the National Council for Catholic Education, the Catholic Education Council of the Diocese, Congregations/Tarekats, through Catholic educational institutions or foundations, with their vision-mission and spirituality with the Statute , its Articles of Association and Bylaws, are harmonized with various government regulations, through a Christian governance management, evangelization in the field of education. 4. Solutions to overcome external and internal constraints in coordinating the implementation of policies for the implementation of Catholic education at the Catholic Education Foundation of the Catholic Diocese of Manado, the Brothers Don Bosco Foundation in Manado, and the Yosep Yeemye Foundation in North Sulawesi. 5. The results of the coordination of the implementation of policies for the implementation of Catholic education at the Catholic Education Foundation of the Catholic Diocese of Manado, the Brothers Don Bosco Foundation of Manado, and the Yosep Yeemye Foundation of North Sulawesi. Keywords: Coordination, Policy and Implementation, Implementation of Catholic Education DOI: 10.7176/JEP/13-30-06 Publication date: October 31 st 2022