Assyfa Journal of Islamic Studies
Vol. 2 No. 3 (2024): Assyfa Journal of Islamic Studies

Transforming Islamic Education Curriculum: Integrating Kiai Authority and Educational Technology through an Integrative Literature Review

Akhmad Sirojuddin (Universitas KH Abdul Chalim, Indonesia)
Rahmat Rahmat (Universitas KH Abdul Chalim, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
20 Dec 2024

Abstract

Islamic education faces increasing pressure to respond to technological change while preserving the religious values, pedagogical traditions, and cultural authority that characterize its curriculum. This study examines how kiai authority and educational technology can be conceptually integrated within the transformation of Islamic education curriculum. An integrative literature review was employed to synthesize scholarly publications addressing Islamic education curriculum, kiai authority, pesantren educational practices, and technology-supported learning. Relevant studies were systematically identified, screened, categorized, and interpreted through thematic synthesis to reveal relationships among curriculum orientation, religious authority, pedagogical adaptation, and technological integration. The review identifies three interconnected patterns. First, kiai authority functions as a value-oriented foundation that influences curriculum direction, legitimacy, and pedagogical adaptation in Islamic educational institutions. Second, educational technology provides opportunities for expanding learning access, instructional flexibility, and curriculum delivery, but its adoption requires contextual alignment with institutional values and pedagogical traditions. Third, sustainable curriculum transformation emerges not from replacing traditional structures with technology, but from integrating technological innovation within culturally and religiously grounded educational practices. The study proposes an integrative framework positioning kiai authority as a normative-pedagogical anchor and educational technology as an adaptive instrument for Islamic education curriculum transformation.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ajis

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Subject

Religion Education Social Sciences Other

Description

he main purpose of the AJIS: Assyfa Journal of Islamic Studies is to publish the empirical original and primary research pertaining to Islamic education across all ages and educational levels both qualitative and quantitative research. A secondary purpose of the Journal is the occasional publication ...