STAIN Kudus Research Articles

English Students Association (ESA) for Developing The English Skills of English Education Department Students in STAIN KUDUS

<span>This study aims </span><span>to identify the role of </span><span>English Students Association (ESA) in developing English Skills of English Education Department (EED) students, identify the factors influencing the students to develop their English Skills in ESA and find the solution for the problems. <span>This descriptive qualitative study was conducted </span><span>in STAIN Kudus, especially focus on ESA programs or activities. The participants of this research were the students of EED STAIN Kudus who join ESA. The data were collected through observation, interview, and documentation analysis. </span>There were three results. First, t</span><span>he role of </span><span>ESA in developing English skills of EED students is important and very big, especially for improving their speaking skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing). Second, there are internal and external factors influencing the EED students to develop their English Skills in ESA. The internal factors are students’ self motivation and character.<span> </span>And the external factors are environment (class or other friends’ condition/influence), syllabus/lesson plan, materials/programs, teaching technique/strategy, level of regulation, and several agenda/programs in the same time. And third, solutions for the problems are the existence of clear organization structure and regulation, well-organized materials/class, interesting and fun programs, students and lecturers’ support and appreciation.</span>

MAKING SENSE OF FEMALE STUDENTS FOR LEADERSHIP AT STAIN KUDUS: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

This paper explores the concepts, opportunities and challenges of female students leadership in STEC (STAIN English Club), STAIN Kudus. A qualitative study is conducted in this study. In order to gather data, in-depth interview and observation are conducted. The participants of interview are the head of STEC, the team and the members of STEC. The finding shows that the female leadership in STEC has not run well. Besides, there is a stereotype of negative judgment embedded to female leader. Therefore, this becomes a challenge for a female leader of STEC. In order to optimize the quality and performance leadership, the need of preparing qualified leaders is considerably crucial to improve STEC development. These include developing self-awareness among the leaders, the team and the members of STEC, creating a clear vision of the organization of STEC for future, developing strategic goals and innovative programs, developing cooperation and networking with other institutions

The Implementation of Indonesian Qualification Framework (IQF) in College Curriculum

Indonesian Qualification Framework (IQF) is a current curriculum applied in all universities in Indonesia. This article aims to describe how is the construction of the IQF, the implementation and the learning strategies used to apply KKNI at STAIN Kudus. This research is a descriptive qualitative research through a case study as the research design. The first result showed that the ways to implement KKNI was to determine the profile of graduates and learning outcomes, to select and to arrange the material, to organize and to structure the curriculum subjects, as well as to put together the lesson plan. The second result showed that applying KKNI included several steps consisting of planning the curriculum, planning the learning process and evaluating the learning program. Finally, the last result showed that learning strategies used to implement KKNI was student-centered learning.

MEN AND WOMEN DIFFERENCES IN USING LANGUAGE: A CASE STUDY OF STUDENTS AT STAIN KUDUS

This paper mainly investigates the differences between men and women in using language especially the students� conversation at STAIN Kudus. These differences were viewed from the aspects of vocabulary, attitudes, syntax and non-verbal differences. This research belongs to a qualitative research. Data were collected through transcripts of a video documentation played by the students of Sharia Department at STAIN Kudus. The findings showed that male and female students have shown differences in their form, content, and use. Men tend to be more directive. Besides, they used more simple words. On the other hand, women were more expressive and polite in using language. In addition, they used more gestures and words signifying feeling, emotional and psychological state.

STRATEGY OF INCREASING THE ISLAMIC TEACHERS CANDIDATE QUALITY THROUGH SOFT SKILL DEVELOPMENT IN ISLAMIC COLLEGE

<p>The purpose of this research is to know the strategy of improving the quality of Islamic Religious Education teacher candidate in STAIN Kudus. The research method used is qualitative research method. This research used observation, interview and documentation for the data collection tools and analyzed by using interactive analysis. The result of the research shows that the strategy of improving the quality of Islamic Religious Education teachers in STAIN is divided into several strengthenings, namely strengthening of Islam, strengthening the field of PAI study, as well as the strengthening of foreign languages (English and Arabic), both through intra-curricular or co-curricular. Changes in the world of work in educational institutions should be prepared by universities preparing educators and other education personnel so that a student must be trained and trained to have the competencies described in three levels; perform, manage, and evaluate the process. </p>

DAMPAK KONFLIK INTERNAL KEPEMIMPINAN PADA KINERJA DOSEN PERGURUAN TINGGI ISLAM

This paper intends to unravel the leadership internal conflict that generally happened in all State Islamic College in Indonesia, especially in the institutions named Institute (IAIN) and high school (STAIN). These issues was revealed by using case study. The selected case is STAIN Kudus in Central Java. Data were collected through interviews, observation and documentation study. The data was then analyzed using Miles and Huberman interactive model and based on the theory of transactional leadership proposed by Yulk (1998), the theory of effective leadership from Razik (1995) and models of leadership (Muhammad SAW) of Islam. The results showed that internal leadership conflicts that occurred in STAIN Kudus is the impact of 'direct election' mechanism in selecting the chairman in the late 2005. The battle between the winning and losing camps continues to become a long-drawn leadership internal conflicts. The conflicts apparently decrease the performance of the lecturers. It is characterized by shifting the focus of the lecturers‟s performances from academic to political performance.

MANAJEMEN KURIKULUM DALAM PERSPEKTIF ANTI-RADIKALISME

The curriculum management in the college of Islamic religious affairs (PTKIN) has a strategic role in achieving the vision of the implementation of the higher education especially in Indonesia that has the majority muslim population. PTKIN is responsible in the development of religious harmony and transform the Islamic values that peace and anti-radicalism. The purpose of this research is: (1) designing the Islamic education policy in anti-radicalism perspective at STAIN Kudus; (2) the contents of the curriculum for Islamic education anti-radicalism perspective in STAIN Kudus. This research is used qualitative approach. The data collected by the documentation technique and the triangulation validity. Data analysis by interactive. The results of this research is: (1) Curriculum planning policy Islamic Education department STAIN Kudus is arrangement periodically start from the curriculum 1997, 2003, and 2008. The three periods of curriculum is re-arrange and evaluated by involve the lecturers and experts. This curriculum pattern is called curriculum corelated approach; it is classified from one family courses. This means that the curriculum 2008 is not the curriculum with subject pattern matte curriculum aproach, it emphasizes on courses in a separate settlements. The elective courses is clasified into five groups, namely personality development courses (MPK), scholarly and skills (MKK), courses work (MKB), behavior courses work (MPB), social life courses (MBB). (2) The Islamic education curriculum substance is spread in almost all courses and content on the tendency of the anti-radicalism curriculum and learning, it is a Islamic movements and discourse that give education and peacefull dakwah as a prior, tolerance, humanity, and respect differences as a mercy for the universe.

MAINSTREAMING ISU DISABILITAS DI MASYARAKAT DALAM KEGIATAN PENELITIAN MAUPUN PENGABDIAN MASYARAKAT DI STAIN KUDUS

MAINSTREAMING DISABILITIES ISSUE IN THE COMMUNITY IN REASEARCH ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNITY SERVICES IN STAIN KUDUS. This paper aims to build important issues surrounding the services and facilities development for disabled people, especially in college. In the last three decades, the process of change and a shift in meaning and disability paradigm in both the national and international realm, capable of carrying a significant impact on policy direction and agenda of disable movement (disability movement) as well as academic studies which support it. This is important, because people with disabilities should have the same role and the opportunity to explore their potential, particularly in higher education and work. However, disabled people only have a much lower participation rate than non-disabled, amounting to 0.01 percent. While the government’s policy on inclusive education has not been understood and implemented properly due to various reasons. So that these conditions further aggravate the disabled to be able to develop optimally as befits a normal human being. Therefore, this study was conducted in an effort to maximize services for disabled people, especially in the STAIN Kudus.