Revamping Instructional Model Dayah Aceh's: Enhancing Learner Quality In The Modern Era

Abstract

Dayah is a traditional Islamic boarding school that has played an important role in preserving and transmitting Islamic knowledge and culture in Aceh. Dayah needs to reform the education system and collaborate with other stakeholders, especially the government and society. The aim of this research is to improve the quality of students in the modern era. The research subjects were the Abon (dayah leaders), Teungku Rangkang (teachers), students, alumni, and several members of the public who could directly provide information. The instrument in this research is the researcher himself. The researcher in this type of qualitative research is a human instrument, whose function is to determine the research focus, select informants as data sources, carry out data collection, interpret the data and make conclusions about the findings. The results of the modernization of Dayah in Aceh have given birth to ulama and intellectuals who are based on the spiritual spirit of ruhul ma'had (sincerity, simplicity, self-reliance, Islamic brotherhood, and freedom). The students now, in addition to having religious competence, also have life skills. Furthermore, the Dayah students now have Go International with the knowledge gained at Dayah has been able to compete at the international level.