IMPLEMENTATION OF QUALITY ASSURANCE IN IMPROVING COMPETITIVENESS AT PUBLIC MIDDLE SCHOOL

M. Zainul Arifin; Moh. Mashudi; Satria Darma

doi:10.32478/97kn5z84

Authors

M. Zainul Arifin
azzam.arifin53@gmail.com
UIN Sayyid Ali Rahmatullah Tulungagung - Indonesia
Moh. Mashudi UIN Sayyid Ali Rahmatullah Tulungagung - Indonesia
Satria Darma National Dong Hwa University - Taiwan, Province of China

Abstract

Quality assurance in junior high schools (SMP) as one of the formal educational institutions is very urgent and necessary in order to increase competitiveness. This study aims to examine the increase in competitiveness caused by the implementation of internal quality assurance. This study uses a qualitative approach with a multi-case type. Data analysis in this study with interactive data analysis and data collection methods with interviews, documentation and direct observation in the field or two schools, namely SMPN 1 Kauman and SMPN 1 Sumbergempol. The results of this study indicate that quality assurance planning involves all elements in education, namely the principal, teachers and employees, guardians, community leaders and all students. Meanwhile, the implementation of quality assurance can have an impact on increasing output both in terms of academic achievement, in the form of increased achievement, students participating in district competitions, and non-academic achievements or student character in the form of characters that have been recorded in the quality indicators are internalized in students.

Keywords: Competitiveness; Implementation; Junior High Schools; Quality Assurance.

Abstrak

Penjaminan mutu di sekolah menengah pertama (SMP) sebagai salah satu lembaga pendidikan formal sangat urgen dan diperlukan dalam rangka meningkatkan daya saing. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meneliti mengenai peningkatan daya saing yang disebabkan oleh implementasi penjaminan mutu internal. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan jenis multikasus. Analisis data dalam penelitian ini dengan analisis data interaktif dan metode pengumpulan datanya dengan wawancara, dokumentasi dan observasi langsung ke lapangan atau dua sekolah yakni SMPN 1 Kauman dan SMPN 1 Sumbergempol. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa perencanaan penjaminan mutu melibatkan semua unsur dalam pendidikan yakni Kepala sekolah, guru dan karyawan, wali murid, tokoh masyarakat dan seluruh peserta didik. Sedangkan Implementasi penjaminan mutu mampu berdampak pada peningkatan output baik dari segi prestasi akademik, yang berupa prestasinya meningkat, anak didik mengikuti lomba kabupaten, maupun prestasi non akademik atau karakter peserta didik yang berupa karakter yang telah tercatat dalam indikator mutu tersebut terinternalisasi dalam diri anak didik.

Kata Kunci: Daya Saing; Implementasi; Penjaminan Mutu; Sekolah Menengah Pertama.

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