Educational Philoshopy Of Ibn Khaldun And Its Relevance To “Kampus Merdeka” Policy

Abstract

This article analyzes “Kampus Merdeka” policy from a philosophical perspective. The “Kampus Merdeka” policy is outlined in the minister of education and culture regulation  number 3 of 2020 includes four main policies, one of which is the link and mach between education and employment. This point creates a conceptual challenge in the Islamic education discourse which has so far been more oriented towards religious oriented. With this policy, Islamic education must also adapt to a pragmatic educational orientation. This article is a library research with a philosophical approach. The theory used as an analytical instrument is the educational pragmatism of Ibn Khaldun. The result of the study are as follows: (1) the orientation towards pragmatism in Islamic education has a philosophical foundation taken from normative and historical roots. (2) There is no conceptual conflict between “Kampus Merdeka” policy and the philosophy of Islamic education.