RECONSTRUCTION OF A RELIGION-BASED EDUCATION POLICY MODEL AS LOCAL CHARACTER STRENGTHENING IN THE CITY OF PADANG
Suryanef, Al Rafni, Nurman S

Faculty of Social Science, Universitas Negeri Padang

Abstract

Religion-based education policy models are often a problem when implemented in an area. Different from another city, Padang^s policy of religion-based education became the Superior program for the Mayor. It became one of the determining factors for his election for the next period. This study wants to reconstruct the model of religion-based education policy in the city of Padang to find out how the sustainability strategy of the Mayor of Padang^s Superior program is. This is done considering the many problems surrounding policy implementation. The research method used is a policy research method. Policy research examines policies to produce policy recommendations or construct new policies. The informants were determined purposively, including the Mayor of Padang, the Padang City Government, the People^s Welfare Section, school principals, and religious leaders. The results of the study describe the construction of policies built from field findings, namely from the aspects of (1) political commitment and policy content- (2) resources- and (3) policy network. The factors that influence the implementation of policies are reconstructed through (1) policy formulation factors, (2) implementing personnel factors, and (3) implementing the organizational system. The policy construction that was built by taking into account the various factors that influence it is the right strategy for the sustainability of religion-based education policies in Padang.

Keywords: policy model, education policy, religion, local character, Padang city

Topic: Optimization Research Based on Local Resources