THE ROLE OF STUDENT LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO PREPARE INDONESIAN’S FUTURE LEADERS: A BRIDGING PROGRAM CASE STUDY THE ECONOMICS FACULTY OF ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA
No Thumbnail Available
Files
Date
2014-02-14
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Widyatama International Seminar
Abstract
The objective of the research is to examine the
process The objective of the research is to find the input of
Student as they become new students, it also to explore the
process of SLDP. This research is also to find out the result
of SLDP after the students finished joining the program.
The Bridging Program (BP) is held in 100 minutes of four
meetings a week at the first two semesters of the students
of the Management Departments to bridge the gap between
student’s life in senior high schools and the higher
education state. The program also teaches students
especially soft skills to be actively independent learners.
The research methods employed was focus group
discussion (FGD) involving students, lecturers of the
Bridging Program and the Management Departments,
using qualitative method that is a case study.
The results of the research show that (1) the SLDP
gives some subjects—such as Islamic values, national
spirit, integrity, how to become agents of change, critical
thinking, organizational skill, effective communication,
self-confidence, pro-activeness, assertiveness, empathy,
making clear vision and mission, time management,
deciding priority, reflective learning log, inclusion, synergy
and research on community leaders and organization—that
make students more mature to become Indonesian’s future
leaders. (2) After joining the SLDP, students had
developed their qualified leadership that dependent on the
quality of the student as an input in BP. The main
outcomes are their increasingly religious consciousness,
open mind, proactive, effectiveness communication, selfconfidence,
discipline, assertiveness, and braveness. (3)
Some problems of SLDP in student’s perspective are the
lecture time because the better time for running SLDP class
is in the morning while in the SLDP lecturers feel the poor
learning facility and their status of non-permanent
lecturers. (4) After finishing the SLDP, students need some mentoring program which should be formally managed by
the Management Department.
Description
Keywords
Student leadership development, bridging program, higher education