Students are Happier in Madrasah: The Results of Bayesian Analysis on Indonesian National Survey Data

Islamic education is an important part of the Indonesian education system. This is not only because Indonesia is the biggest Muslim country in the world, but also because Islamic education has a social, cultural, and political role in Indonesian society. Nevertheless, madrasahs in Indonesia face sev...

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Main Author: Patria, Bhina
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Language:English
Published: Institut Agama Islam Ma'arif NU (IAIMNU) Metro Lampung 2023
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description Islamic education is an important part of the Indonesian education system. This is not only because Indonesia is the biggest Muslim country in the world, but also because Islamic education has a social, cultural, and political role in Indonesian society. Nevertheless, madrasahs in Indonesia face several challenges entrenched from financial constraints. This leads to adverse consequences such as restrictions in the provision of infrastructure, inadequate quality of teachers, and low academic achievement in the national exam. Furthermore, students in madrasahs have more burdens than those in regular schools; for instance, students in madrasahs have more subjects to study, longer school hours, and must adhere to stricter rules and conduct. The challenges faced by madrasah raise concerns regarding its effects on students� subjective well-being. Therefore, the present study aims to investigate whether there is a difference in students� happiness between those who attend madrasahs and the regular schools. The data collected were based on the results of face-to-face interviews with 1,299 secondary education students in Indonesia. The results of the Bayesian ANCOVA analysis showed that the best-fitting model for predicting students� happiness contained type of school and wealth level as predictors. The results also showed that the happiness level of madrasah students was significantly higher than their counterparts in regular high school. The finding is noteworthy because students� happiness in madrasah is higher than in the regular school, despite the lower level of wealth. The results further discussed the literature on religiosity and happiness in the context of adolescent education. © 2023, Institut Agama Islam Ma'arif NU (IAIMNU) Metro Lampung. All rights reserved.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:2847012024-02-22T04:08:19Z https://repository.ugm.ac.id/284701/ Students are Happier in Madrasah: The Results of Bayesian Analysis on Indonesian National Survey Data Patria, Bhina Specialist Studies in Education Other Philosophy and Religious Studies Philosophy and Religious Studies not elsewhere classified Education Islamic education is an important part of the Indonesian education system. This is not only because Indonesia is the biggest Muslim country in the world, but also because Islamic education has a social, cultural, and political role in Indonesian society. Nevertheless, madrasahs in Indonesia face several challenges entrenched from financial constraints. This leads to adverse consequences such as restrictions in the provision of infrastructure, inadequate quality of teachers, and low academic achievement in the national exam. Furthermore, students in madrasahs have more burdens than those in regular schools; for instance, students in madrasahs have more subjects to study, longer school hours, and must adhere to stricter rules and conduct. The challenges faced by madrasah raise concerns regarding its effects on students� subjective well-being. Therefore, the present study aims to investigate whether there is a difference in students� happiness between those who attend madrasahs and the regular schools. The data collected were based on the results of face-to-face interviews with 1,299 secondary education students in Indonesia. The results of the Bayesian ANCOVA analysis showed that the best-fitting model for predicting students� happiness contained type of school and wealth level as predictors. The results also showed that the happiness level of madrasah students was significantly higher than their counterparts in regular high school. The finding is noteworthy because students� happiness in madrasah is higher than in the regular school, despite the lower level of wealth. The results further discussed the literature on religiosity and happiness in the context of adolescent education. © 2023, Institut Agama Islam Ma'arif NU (IAIMNU) Metro Lampung. All rights reserved. Institut Agama Islam Ma'arif NU (IAIMNU) Metro Lampung 2023 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repository.ugm.ac.id/284701/1/Proof%2BBhina.pdf Patria, Bhina (2023) Students are Happier in Madrasah: The Results of Bayesian Analysis on Indonesian National Survey Data. Islamic Guidance and Counseling Journal, 6 (2). pp. 1-16. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85179743046&doi=10.25217%2f0020236406800&partnerID=40&md5=ba5c237d22da8e36e5c1d75635c01178
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Other Philosophy and Religious Studies
Philosophy and Religious Studies not elsewhere classified
Education
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Students are Happier in Madrasah: The Results of Bayesian Analysis on Indonesian National Survey Data
title Students are Happier in Madrasah: The Results of Bayesian Analysis on Indonesian National Survey Data
title_full Students are Happier in Madrasah: The Results of Bayesian Analysis on Indonesian National Survey Data
title_fullStr Students are Happier in Madrasah: The Results of Bayesian Analysis on Indonesian National Survey Data
title_full_unstemmed Students are Happier in Madrasah: The Results of Bayesian Analysis on Indonesian National Survey Data
title_short Students are Happier in Madrasah: The Results of Bayesian Analysis on Indonesian National Survey Data
title_sort students are happier in madrasah the results of bayesian analysis on indonesian national survey data
topic Specialist Studies in Education
Other Philosophy and Religious Studies
Philosophy and Religious Studies not elsewhere classified
Education
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