Efforts to Increase Students' Participation in Islamic Early Childhood Education Research at UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta

摘要

This research is motivated by the strategic objectives of the Directorate of Islamic Higher Education of the Ministry of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia in 2015-2019, namely "Quality, Relevance and Competitiveness" in the implementation of Tridharma Perguruan Tinggi. The improvement of quality research, especially with the Decree of the Directorate of Higher Education SK DIKTI No.152/E/T/2012 about the Publication of Scientific Works for graduates of Bachelor programs which must produce papers published in scientific journals. This research also motivated by how the Islamic Early Childhood Education Study Program at UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta optimized the performance of lecturers and students in research and publications. Therefore, this research is able to find a new understanding of student participation in research and publication. This research specifically aimed to: 1) identify the quality policy of the University in optimizing the performance of lecturers and students of the study program in research and publication; 2) Identify the study program policies in optimizing students to actively develop their potential in learning and scientific truth searching. Two methods were used in this research, namely, library research and field research. The data were collected through observation. Interview and documentation. Moreover, the data were qualitatively analyzed through the stages of credibility test, transferability, dependability and confirm ability. After the data were analyzed, it was found that: 1) Early Childhood Islamic Education Study Program (PIAUD) at UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta set the goal of quality research work on the integration-interconnection of basic and Islamic education for at least 90%; set the quality objectives of lecturers' research which published internationally for 10 research per year. 2) Research through apprenticeship program is one of the excellence optimization of PIAUD UIN Sunan Kalijaga that involved all lecturers and published PIAUD journal, namely, Journal Al-Athfal and Journal Golden Age. Moreover, organized seminars and workshops involving lecturers as committees, community service program, and cooperation program with both national and international institution were also excellence optimization of PIAUD UIN Sunan Kalijaga.