Educational Institution, Ideological Contestation and Identity Politic Social Movement study of Integrated Islamic Elementary School (SDIT) in Solo Raya Indonesia

Abstract

This article is based on the phenomenon labeled Islam in Solo Raya, The Integrated Islamic School (SIT) which is expected to be an alternative education for morality issues in society. SIT is antithesis of national education itself. How SIT in Solo Raya is based on the religious ideology of the organization or its prime Foundation.  The research is descriptive qualitative by using analysis of an interactive model, namely data reduction, data submission, and drawing conclusions. The theory used is a social movement. The presence of SIT in Solo Raya’s public space gives a new color for the development of education. The five SITs, namely SDIT Nur Hidayah, SDIT Al-Kaustar, SDIT Al-Anis, SDIT Ar-Risalah, and SDIT MTA which emerged after the 1998 reforms utilized of an open political structure. The five SITs used as an alternative Islamic education in Solo Raya. Despite it based on different organizations and foundations, the existence of SIT in Solo Raya has begun to show its various characteristics and advantages according to the vision and mission of its prime organization as part of discourse framing and strengthening of identity politics. With their human resources and management capabilities, the five SITs present a new style for society re-Islamization, previously it was carried out in mosques through recitation, now it carried out through Islamic religious learning in schools.