AN ANALYSIS OF RESEARCH SYSTEM IN FACULTY OF ISLAMIC STUDIES IN ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCES TO ISLAMIC EDUCATION

Abstract

For long researchers have been finding the bridge to gap scientific research and the actual practice in the educational environment. Research has shown tendencies that academic papers are made only to fulfill the requirement of the national curriculum, thus omitting the essence and potential of why the concept of such an educational program is made in the first place. Based on that premise, a question arises: How can we connect research and action more? This study then aims to assist further research that is willing to create practical changes in how the Faculty of Islamic Studies (FIS) may improve its method in acquiring more effective and practical methods through a thorough analysis of its research system and initial hypotheses to facilitate more practical continuing research. In this context, the research system is defined as part of an interconnecting network to achieve the creation of new concepts, methodologies, and understanding. This research is done qualitatively, in which data is being collected by a form of interviews and data analysis. Respondents were prechosen by the researcher as who may provide the best information concerning the research system of FIS according to the designated key Indicators. The analysis demonstrated the entire flow of the research system that may be used for references of research-based change, as it is indeed positive that the research system flow is bottlenecked an unable to reach the mass public properly.