Developing an Islamic Values-Based Good Faculty Governance Model: An Exploratory Case Study at UIN North Sumatra

Abstract

This study analyzes the concept, practice, integration of Islamic values, implementation constraints, and construction of an Islamic-values-based Good Faculty Governance model at the Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training, Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara. It employed a qualitative exploratory case-study design. Data were generated through in-depth interviews, document analysis, and participant observation involving faculty leaders, heads of study programs, lecturers, administrative staff, and students selected purposively until data saturation was reached. The interactive analysis consisted of data reduction, data display, conclusion drawing, and verification, while credibility was strengthened through triangulation, member checking, peer debriefing, an audit trail, prolonged engagement, and negative-case analysis. The findings show that faculty governance is constructed by integrating transparency, accountability, participation, effectiveness, efficiency, responsiveness, professionalism, and ethical rule of law with amanah, al-'adl, shura, mas'uliyyah, and ihsan. These principles are practiced across academic affairs, administration, finance, student affairs, partnerships, quality assurance, and services. The principal constraints concern consistency in value internalization, human-resource capacity, cross-unit coordination, digital transformation, and regulatory adaptation. The resulting model positions Islamic values as an institutional enabling architecture linking governance systems, organizational culture, leadership, service, and continuous quality improvement.