International Journal of Islamic Education (IJIE)
Vol. 5 No. 1 (2026): List of Contents

Reconstructing Santri Learning Orientation in the Transformation of Modern Pesantren Education at Pondok Pesantren Bustanul Ulum Jember

Siti Nur Hasanah (Universitas Islam Negeri Kiai Haji Achmad Siddiq Jember, Indonesia)
Mukni'ah Mukni'ah (Universitas Islam Negeri Kiai Haji Achmad Siddiq Jember, Indonesia)
Abdul Halim Soebahar (Universitas Islam Negeri Kiai Haji Achmad Siddiq Jember, Indonesia)
Moch. Imam Machfudi (Universitas Islam Negeri Kiai Haji Achmad Siddiq Jember, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
16 Jun 2026

Abstract

This study examines the transformation of santri learning orientations within the integration of pesantren, formal schooling, and higher education at Pondok Pesantren Bustanul Ulum Jember. Using a qualitative descriptive approach, data were collected through interviews, observations, focus group discussions, and document analysis involving kyai, administrators, and three santri typologies: Santri Kitab, Santri Siswa, and Mahasantri. The findings show that educational integration in the pesantren does not fully produce epistemological coherence. Instead, it creates differentiated learning orientations, uneven intellectual trajectories, and tensions between traditional religious learning and modern academic demands. Santri kitab tends to maintain text-centered religious authority, students experience academic overload within dual educational systems, while mahasantri face identity ambivalence between pesantren values and contemporary academic culture. This study introduces the concept of hybrid-fragmented learning orientationto explain how integration and fragmentation coexist within modern pesantren education. The study argues that pesantren transformation involves not only institutional modernization but also the negotiation of knowledge, authority, and santri identity. These findings contribute to contemporary Islamic education studies by offering a critical perspective on the complexities of educational integration in modern pesantren education.

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Abbrev

IJIE

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Religion Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Other

Description

This journal encompasses original research articles, review articles, and short communications, including 1) Comparison of Islamic Education, 2) Curriculum of Islamic Education, 3) Figure of Islamic Education, 4) Gender and Islamic Education, 5) Innovation of Islamic Education, 6) Islamic, 7) ...