Leadership Style in Character Education at The Darussalam Gontor Islamic Boarding

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to know the leadership style strategy clerics, the methods used, problems encountered and efforts in character education programs in Islamic boarding school of Darussalam Gontor. This research resulted in several conclusions: leadership style in Pesantren (Islamic boarding) Darussalam Gontor in order to hold the character education using religio-paternalistic leadership style in which the existence of a force of interaction between the clerics and the students based on religious values and character education process lasts 24 hours. Where character education is built with an exemplary method, direction, habituation, training, participation, punishment and rewards. The main obstacles faced in implementing character education kyai include: the diversity of cultural backgrounds and socioeconomic, the number of students that many, a negative influence in the era of globalization and information technology, the demands of the world of work and the demands of the elderly and The amount to be provided. As for the solution by religious scholars / leaders boarding school in the face of obstacles and barriers in implementing character education by performing co-operation with the caregiver / administrators, teachers, students, the community and the government to keep doing activities / training, create an activity as a means to get accustomed to character well, always be an example for the citizens of the boarding school, without favoritism in giving punishment or reward that character education in accordance with the desired goals and expectations.