Developing Santri Leadership Character through Pesantren Organizations at Ar Raudhatul Hasanah Pesantren

Abstract

This study aims to describe the structure and mechanisms of the student organization at Ar Raudhatul Hasanah Pesantren in Medan, analyze the process of developing santri leadership character through the Ar Raudhatul Hasanah Student Organization, and identify the leadership character values formed through santri involvement in pesantren based organizational activities. This study uses a qualitative approach with a case study design. Data were collected through observation, in depth interviews, and documentation involving pesantren caregivers, supervising teachers, organizational administrators, and santri who participated in organizational activities. Data analysis was conducted through data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing. Theoretically, this study uses Social Learning Theory to explain the formation of behavior through observation, imitation, reinforcement, and social interaction. It also uses the concept of Servant Leadership to understand leadership as trust, responsibility, and service. The expected findings indicate that the student organization plays an important role as a leadership cadre formation space through the delegation of trust, habituation of discipline, practice of responsibility, decision making, problem solving, and exemplary conduct. The character values formed include trustworthiness, discipline, responsibility, independence, honesty, courage, cooperation, social concern, and service orientation. This study is expected to contribute to the development of a pesantren based leadership character education model and to serve as a practical reference for strengthening student organizations in Islamic educational institutions.