ABSTRACT Many Islamic educational institutions have formulated their vision, mission, and goals as institutional documents; however, their implementation is often limited to administrative requirements and has not been fully integrated into strategic management systems. This condition indicates a gap between the ideal function of vision, mission, and goals as strategic directions for institutional development and the actual practices of quality-oriented Islamic education management. This study aims to analyze the concepts of vision, mission, and goals in Islamic educational institutions from a strategic management perspective and to formulate their relationship with strategies for improving educational quality. This study employed a qualitative approach using a library research method through an analysis of 30 relevant sources, including scholarly articles, academic books, and policy documents. Data were analyzed using content analysis through coding, categorization, interpretation, and conceptual synthesis. The findings reveal that vision, mission, and goals form an integrated strategic system connected with curriculum development, leadership, human resource management, organizational culture, and continuous evaluation. The study concludes that the success of Islamic educational institutions in improving quality is strongly influenced by their ability to consistently align strategic planning with institutional implementation in a sustainable manner. ABSTRAK Banyak lembaga pendidikan Islam telah memiliki visi, misi, dan tujuan sebagai dokumen kelembagaan, namun implementasinya masih sering terbatas pada aspek administratif dan belum sepenuhnya terintegrasi dalam sistem manajemen strategis. Kondisi tersebut menunjukkan adanya kesenjangan antara fungsi ideal visi, misi, dan tujuan sebagai pengarah pengembangan lembaga dengan praktik pengelolaan pendidikan Islam yang berorientasi pada mutu. Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis konsep visi, misi, dan tujuan lembaga pendidikan Islam dalam perspektif manajemen strategis serta merumuskan keterkaitannya dengan strategi peningkatan mutu pendidikan. Penelitian menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode studi kepustakaan (library research) melalui analisis terhadap 30 sumber literatur yang relevan berupa artikel ilmiah, buku akademik, dan dokumen kebijakan. Data dianalisis menggunakan teknik analisis isi melalui tahap pengkodean, kategorisasi, interpretasi, dan sintesis konseptual. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa visi, misi, dan tujuan membentuk sistem strategis yang saling terintegrasi dengan pengembangan kurikulum, kepemimpinan, sumber daya manusia, budaya organisasi, dan evaluasi berkelanjutan. Penelitian menyimpulkan bahwa keberhasilan lembaga pendidikan Islam dalam meningkatkan mutu sangat dipengaruhi oleh kemampuan menghubungkan perencanaan strategis dengan implementasi kelembagaan secara konsisten dan berkelanjutan.
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