The Identification of Study The Limitation and Formulation of Study

6 education system. In accordance with the explanation above, there are some statements, namely problem between expectation and reality, concept and application. Back to the problems, so the researcher dialogue comprehension into a study on concept to describe as the development of Islamic education. For this reason the researcher is interested to undertake a research on; “THE DEVELOPMENT OF ISLAMIC EDUCATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AFTER REFORM ERA Study on the Objectives of Islamic Education at the Elementary and Secondary Schools ”.

B. The Identification of Study

From the statement above, researcher has identified the problems which are being interested in this study, as the following; 1. Not to achieve the expected results of the dynamic changes in the laws of Islamic Religious Education. There is imbalance between the expectation in regulation and the implementation on Islamic values in public school. 2. Islamic education is concerned with aspects of knowledge. 3. The school as a place to implement Islamic education is still face the problem, namely less comprehend Islamic values. 4. In implementation, the aim of Islamic education is not fully to achieve aspect of values or education for character. 5. Less development to the objectives of Islamic education in all level of education especially at the elementary and secondary school. 6. Islamic education in public schools is faced by the problems to internalize the values and then the student can apply in daily life. 7

C. The Limitation and Formulation of Study

The aim of Islamic education is to transform human being to excel spiritually, intellectually and socially. Then, Islamic education is not sufficient for Islamic education to be limited with cognitive instructional. Furthermore, Islamic education has to respond to social changes to achieve its goals and its own concept, it has to develop and change. The researcher limits the problems to focus research agenda. First, this research will be limited at the regulations on Islamic education after reform era which is imbalance between regulation and implementation. Second, this research will be limited at the Islamic education in public schools which is only in teaching of the knowledge. Third, this research will be limited on the objectives of Islamic education at the basic or elementary and secondary school which have to clarify for the development of Islamic education. Furthermore, the researcher formulated on , “How is the development of Islamic education in the public schools after reform era study on the objectives of Islamic education in elementary and secondary school? ” Based on this formulation, the researcher makes into two questions for this research, as following: 1. How are the objectives of Islamic education in each level of education at elementary and secondary schools? 2. How is the effort of development of Islamic education in implanting the values of religious moral in public schools?

D. The Objectives of Study