Since the enactment of the Law No. 32/2004 on local government, direct executive elections have been conducted in all regions in Indonesia. This has transfered the mandate of electing heads of local executive governments [governors, regents and mayors] from political elites, i.e. members of local parliaments, to the general people. This change has affected the way leader candidates use to gain …
This article describes the development of Islamic education in Singapore, especially Madrasah al Juneid al Islamiyah. The problem: how is the development of curriculum in Madrasah al Juneid?and what are the future challenges this madrasah? To answer this problem, the amount of data collected through observation methods, interviews, and documentation. The data collected were analyzed by descript…
The purpose of education is not only the transfer of knowledge, but also the process to put the degree of human in a glorious position. However, education on the other hand, has failed to create human critical awareness. As a result, it may cause the low quality of educational products. Education is more oriented to the inauguration of the status quo. In turn, these educated men actually aliena…