THE POLICY ON NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN QUALITY ASSURANCE IMPROVEMENT AT NAHDHATUL ULAMA COLLEGE IN ACEH Budi Rizka (a,b*), Syafei Ibrahim (a), and Kridawati Sadhana (c)
(a) Iskandar Muda University, Banda Aceh, Aceh, Indonesia
(b) Student at Doctoral Program of Social Sciences of Merdeka Malang University, Malang, East Java, Indonesia
* budirizka91[at]gmail.com
(c) Merdeka Malang University, Malang, East Java, Indonesia
Abstract
Nahdhatul Ulama (NU) College in Aceh is a differentiator from other private universities because it has a complex organizational structure compared to other private universities. Nahdhatul Ulama (NU) college in Aceh apart from having a higher education foundation leader must also synergize with the Nahdhatul Ulama (NU) organization. This is what drives the author^s interest in studying the implementation of the National Higher Education Standards in quality assurance improvement at Nahdhatul Ulama Higher Education in Aceh. In this study, researchers focused on the content and context of policy implementation as well as communication and resources in policy implementation. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative. Furthermore, the data source used is the results of interviews with informants who serve as primary data and other documents as secondary data. In determining the informants, the researcher used the Purposive Sampling Technique and then the data obtained through interviews and documentation were analyzed using the Interactive Model which follows the flow from Data Collection, Data Display, Data Condensation, and Conclusions. Based on the results of research and findings, there is a discrepancy in the implementation of the National Higher Education Standards at Nahdhatul Ulama College in Aceh, especially in the content section of policy implementation, this is due to the respective interests between the organization and the higher education foundation. On the other hand, the lack of capability and availability of human resources also results in a lack of implementation of the National Higher Education Standards in higher education quality assurance improvement.
Keywords: Policy, Education Policy, Quality Assurance, National Standards for Higher Education
Topic: Innovative Public Policies under VUCA Era (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity)
