INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON LANGUAGE, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION STUDIES
Vol 3, No 2 (2019): Language, Research and Education

THE PERCEPTION OF STAKEHOLDERS TO THE ROLE OF GRADUATE OF RELIGIOUS STUDY TO RELIGIOUS HARMONY IN MEDAN CITY

Muhammad Jailani (The lecturer of Faculty of Social Science, State Islamic University of North Sumatra,)
Elly Warnisyah Harahap (The lecturer of Faculty of Ushuluddin and Islamic Study, State Islamic University of North Sumatra)



Article Info

Publish Date
16 Jun 2019

Abstract

This research is to describe a perception and an expectation of stakeholders to the role of the graduate of the study of religions in creating the harmony of religious people. The background of this study is the responsibility of The State Islamic University of North Sumatra, especially the study program of study of religions to contribute in creating the harmony and to resolve the conflict among religious people in Indonesia. On the other hand, this study program is never been evaluated since being established. The study location is in Medan city which is a plural city and a high risk of conflict. The research subject is the government representative, representative of religious scholars, religious instructor, interfaith practitioners, and lecturer. This research basically uses a quantitative descriptive method. However, in explanation of numerics and the description of stakeholders’ expectation, it uses the qualitative approach. The theories of role, and perception are discussed. Conceptual framework and operational definition are discussed. This study finds that the perception of stakeholders is very positive to the graduate of the study of religion on their role to create the harmony of religious people. Nevertheless, among perception of knowledge, attitude, and skill, the perception of stakeholder on the skill of graduate is the lowest. The skill in creating harmony is a skill of analysis, development, communication, and management. It needs an attention from the University to improve the curricula and learning method. The expectations of stakeholders are also discussed. Keywords: Religious Harmony, Role of Graduated Study of Religion, Perception, Expectation,Skill, attitude and knowledge

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ijlres

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Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

International Journal on Language, Research and Education Studies (IJLRES), published by English Language Center, Faculty of Education and Teachers Training, State Islamic University (UIN) of North Sumatra, Medan - Indonesia is an open access journal that can be used as the medium of interaction for ...