STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT IN PLANNING TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION IN PRIVATE ISLAMIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SAMARINDA

Abstract

This article reports the findings of a strategic management research project in planning for improving the quality of education in private Islamic elementary schools in Samarinda, strategic management is one of the factors that influence the improvement of the quality of education. To achieve this goal, this study adopted a qualitative research design. Data collection was carried out by conducting semi structured interviews with principals and teachers at private Islamic elementary schools in Samarinda, research findings indicate that strategic management carried out by principals and teachers in private Islamic elementary schools in Samarinda has been running optimally starting from school program planning. , analyzing internal and external factors to the evaluation stage. Principals and teachers innovate in teaching activities, providing guidance, nurturing, facilitating, advising and being motivators that can overall improve the quality of student education. Programs that have been running well, especially those related to improving the quality of education, are still carried out by school principals and teachers and deficiencies encountered during program implementation are recorded and discussed through joint meetings. Strategic management helps principals and teachers know the opportunities and challenges that will be faced so that they can maximize them to achieve the desired goals.