PRINCIPAL’S LEADERSHIP INNOVATION IN MANAGING TAHFIDZ AL-QUR’AN LEARNING
A CASE STUDY OF THE QUR’AN CORNER PROGRAM AT SMAIT AN-NAHL, JAMBI
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https://doi.org/10.30868/ei.v15i04.11077Keywords:
Program Innovation, School Principal, Learning Quality, Tahfidz Al-Qur'an, Qur'an CornerAbstract
Background: The learning of tahfidz Al-Qur'an in boarding schools is often constrained by the diversity of students' memories and high boredom (futur), so that the regular learning group becomes ineffective. Research Objectives: This study aims to analyze the innovations of the principal's program in improving the quality of tahfidz learning at SMAIT An-Nahl Jambi City, obstacles to implementation, and solutions to overcome them. Methods: The approach used is qualitative descriptive. Data were collected through observation, in-depth interviews, and documentation. Informants were selected by purposive sampling, including principals, coordinators, tahfidz teachers, dormitory coaches, students, and parents. Data analysis used the Miles and Huberman models, while the validity of the data was tested through triangulation of sources, techniques, and time. Results: The principal implemented the innovation of the Qur'an Corner program as an additional hour of intensive memorization outside of formal hours with a dual scheme: acceleration function for fast students and remedial for slow students. Periodic evaluations were carried out weekly with teachers and monthly with school principals based on attendance and daily journals. The main supporting factor is the competence of reliable teachers, while the inhibition is the decrease in student motivation and the clash of time with extracurriculars. Conclusion: Program innovation through Qur'an Corner was reported by participants to support improvement in performance and focus on memorization quality (mutqin). Obstacles to enthusiasm fluctuations are overcome through dynamic restructuring of study groups every month and optimization of the role of homeroom teachers in overseeing daily murojaah.
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