Track: Global Business Management Education

Abstract

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the government rolled out a distance learning policy which was mostly implemented online. With many obstacles encountered during online learning, the achievement of curriculum targets is certainly very different from that of learning in normal conditions. Therefore, the government has issued an “emergency curriculum” guide as a reference for learning in schools and madrasas during COVID-19 pandemic. Through a qualitative approach, this study aims to describe the practice of emergency curriculum in madrasas which includes modifications, innovations, and learning models during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The research was conducted in Central Java with observation and interview as the main data collection techniques. Finally, this study found three important findings. First, the emergency curriculum policy issued by the government has been implemented properly by optimizing the potential of each madrasa. Second, innovation and modification of learning were carried out by reducing learning hours, determining essential materials, and diversifying learning methods. Third, the learning model carried out by madrasah includes online learning, offline learning, and limited face-to-face learning. From the three learning models, online learning was mostly carried out by madrasas.