Organizational Pluralism and Democratic Pedagogy: A Qualitative Study of Modern Islamic Boarding Schools
Keywords:
Pluralism, Pedagogy, Organizational Structure, Islamic Boarding SchoolAbstract
Prior scholarship has explored the intersection of leadership and democratic values within Islamic boarding schools, touching on contemporary leadership approaches and day-to-day practices that embody democratic ideals. Nevertheless, the role of organizational development as an underpinning for democratic education in modern pesantren has received insufficient scholarly attention. The present study seeks to illustrate how democracy education is actualized through the evolution of organizational structures, employing qualitative descriptive methods as its research approach. Findings reveal that leadership structures within these organizations must embrace a democratic and collective model in order to prevent any single individual or faction from monopolizing authority. The principle of deliberation underpins both the formation and execution of organizational systems in modern boarding schools. These findings offer a meaningful contribution to the body of knowledge in Islamic education by proposing a structural model for democratic modern Islamic boarding schools—one that effectively embeds democratic values into institutional practices and pedagogical processes as a form of innovation in character and citizenship education.
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