Character and life skill-based management in pesantren education: A comparative conceptual analysis

Muhammad, Lutfi, Nur, Asnawi, Mulyono, Mulyono ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4509-7390, Ilfan, Tufail and Irwan Syah, Erlangga (2025) Character and life skill-based management in pesantren education: A comparative conceptual analysis. Edukasi: Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan Agama dan Keagamaan, 23 (3). pp. 610-626. ISSN 1693-6418, e-ISSN: 2580-247X

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Abstract

This study analyzes how pesantren nurture graduate quality through character-based and life skill-oriented management practices. The research addresses a key gap in previous studies, which have examined educational management, character education, and life skills separately, leaving a limited understanding of how these domains interact as an integrated system shaping graduate outcomes. Using a qualitative multisite design, data were collected from two large pesantren through in-depth interviews, participant observation, and document analysis. The data were analyzed using the Miles-Huberman interactive model to identify cross-site patterns. The findings show three major results. First, both pesantrens apply participatory planning that aligns spiritual values, character formation, and vocational learning, although with different managerial styles. Second, implementation integrates formal, nonformal, and informal education with experiential learning, enabling students to develop religious character, independence, and practical competencies. Third, supervision combines structural monitoring and moral guidance, ensuring consistent behavioral development and skill mastery. These findings contribute to an integrated Value Skill Synergy Framework that explains how management processes reinforce character and life skills as mutually supporting components of graduate quality. The study concludes that pesantren graduate excellence emerges from the coherent alignment of values, management functions, and daily educational practices. It recommends strengthening integrative planning, experiential learning, and documented supervision to enhance the sustainability and replicability of pesantren quality management.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Keywords:	Pesantren, character education, life skills, multi-site analysis, graduate quality framework
Subjects:	13 EDUCATION > 1301 Education Systems > 130109 Pesantren (Islamic boarding school)
Divisions:	Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teaching Training > Department of Islamic Education Management
Depositing User:	Dr. H. Mulyono, MA.
Date Deposited:	15 Apr 2026 14:28

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