Integrating Islamic Values and 21st-Century Competencies into Quality Management for Madrasah and Pesantren Graduates
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The advent of the digital age has presented challenges for the management of Islamic education. This study aims to describe the management of graduate quality in meeting the educational demands of the 21st century as applied in Madrasah and Pesantren. This qualitative study, in the form of a literature review, utilises the Systematic Literature Review (SLR) analysis model. The results indicate that the quality of madrasah and pesantren graduates, amidst the demands for 21st-century competencies, is determined not only by academic achievement but also by religious character, social skills, digital literacy, critical thinking skills, and readiness to face global change. However, the implementation of quality management in madrasahs and pesantren often still faces obstacles, such as uneven human resource quality, a weak quality evaluation system, suboptimal curriculum integration, and limited utilisation of educational technology. This research presents a quality management model that integrates Total Quality Management, a culture of quality, transformational leadership, and the application of Islamic values in the management of religious education
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