Thawalib: Jurnal Kependidikan Islam
Vol. 7 No. 1 (2026): Thawalib: Jurnal Kependidikan Islam

Character-Based Human Resource Management in Islamic Educational Institutions

Toni Nasution (Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara)
Nurmadiah Nurmadiah (Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara)
Imet Nur (Institut Agama Islam Negeri Takengon)
Syari Riqki Bintania (Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta)



Article Info

Publish Date
29 May 2026

Abstract

Islamic education human resource management (HRM) generally focuses only on technical administration, neglecting the holistic integration of moral character and prophetic values. Objective: To analyze the concepts, principles, implementation strategies, and challenges of character-based human resource management in Islamic educational institutions. Methodology: A qualitative library research approach utilizing a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) with a PRISMA framework, along with thematic analysis of secondary data from Scopus databases. Results: Analysis of 28 sources indicates that Islamic character-based HRM is highly relevant for enhancing institutional competitiveness. The research is globally mapped, dominated by health and social literature from the Middle East and Asia. The synthesis results confirm that integrating prophetic values, transformative leadership, incentive fairness, and effective employee retention can sustainably strengthen the quality of madrasahs, boarding schools, and Islamic educational institutions. This approach successfully combines modern professionalism with spiritual ethics, creating adaptive, highly integral staffing governance that provides universal benefits for the community. Conclusion: Islamic character-based HRM unites modern competence and prophetic values to realize globally competitive educational institutions. Significance: Provides a theoretical contribution of a prophetic framework and practical guidance for Islamic institution leaders to improve quality.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

thawalib

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Subject

Education

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Thawalib: Jurnal Kependidikan Islam, P-ISSN 2807-4289, E-ISSN 2807-386X, published by STAI Publisistik Thawalib Jakarta is an open-access international journal published twice a year (April-October). Thawalib: Jurnal Kependidikan Islam invites students, lecturers, academics, and researchers to ...