Service Learning [Khidmah] and Students’ Social Intelligence: Nurturing Khidmah at Islamic Boarding School of Nurul Huda Malang, Indonesia

Ilfi Nur Diana, Mahrus Afandi, Mokhammad Yahya

2018

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the social construction of khidmah and its implementation at Islamic traditional boarding school (pesantren) ‘Nurul Huda’ of Malang City, Indonesia. This research is qualitative in nature and utilizes social construction of Peter L. Berger and exchange theory of George C. Homans for analytical foundations. Using in-depth interview and direct observation this study found that khidmah was comprehended as giving services to others that is constructed through religious teaching, creating narratives, collective activities that have been done inside the pesantren. Voluntary works outside the pesantren and the exemplary behaviour of the kyai (Muslim cleric/teachers in pesantren) were also crucial in the construction process of khidmah and students’s social intellegence. Khidmah is firstly nurtured when an individual became a santri (pesantren’s students). Being a santri, the person consequently must observe the pesantren’s rule and regulation wherein the notion of khidmah is embedded and implemented within it. The factors that support and strengthen the khidmah are (1) the shared belief among the members of pesantren that their future life success is highly influenced by the serious commitment to the khidmah, (2) the reflection of the values and norms of khidmah in the behavior of earlier members of pesantren community, (3) closeness among earlier member of pesantren community and fresh students, and (4) the capability of kyai and senior santri in conveying the urgency of khidmah. While the restricting factors are mainly the opposite ones. The absence of those four supporting factors will ruin the implementation of khidmah.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Diana I., Afandi M. and Yahya M. (2018). Service Learning [Khidmah] and Students’ Social Intelligence: Nurturing Khidmah at Islamic Boarding School of Nurul Huda Malang, Indonesia.In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Recent Innovations - Volume 1: ICRI, ISBN 978-989-758-458-9, pages 1402-1412. DOI: 10.5220/0009928414021412

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icri18,
author={Ilfi Nur Diana and Mahrus Afandi and Mokhammad Yahya},
title={Service Learning [Khidmah] and Students’ Social Intelligence: Nurturing Khidmah at Islamic Boarding School of Nurul Huda Malang, Indonesia},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Recent Innovations - Volume 1: ICRI,},
year={2018},
pages={1402-1412},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0009928414021412},
isbn={978-989-758-458-9},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Recent Innovations - Volume 1: ICRI,
TI - Service Learning [Khidmah] and Students’ Social Intelligence: Nurturing Khidmah at Islamic Boarding School of Nurul Huda Malang, Indonesia
SN - 978-989-758-458-9
AU - Diana I.
AU - Afandi M.
AU - Yahya M.
PY - 2018
SP - 1402
EP - 1412
DO - 10.5220/0009928414021412