DEVELOPMENT OF INDEX FOR INCLUSION TO ASSESS THE INCLUSIVENESS OF ISLAMIC SCHOOLS AND ISLAMIC UNIVERSITIES (PTKI) IN INDONESIA

This document is a comprehensive document that can help everyone to find their ways in developing inclusive setting. The index offers schools/universities a helpful process of self-review and development, which refers on the views of staff, students and parents, as well as other surrounding communities. The index of inclusion involves a detailed examination of how barriers to learning, participation, and accessibility can be reduced for any student. It can be said that the index is a way of improving schools/universities according to inclusive values (including Islamic educational system). By this index, stakeholders can builds collaborative relationships and improvements in the learning and teaching environment. This study aimed to develop an index for inclusion for Islamic schools and Islamic universities (PTKI) adapted from The Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education (CSIE), covering three dimensions, namely creating inclusive cultures, producing inclusive policies, and evolving inclusive practices. These three dimensions was elaborated into nine aspects, including positive attitudes and beliefs, community support, support system, infrastructure - provided specialized services and adaptive physical environment and equipment, flexibility curriculum, collaboration, learning methods, learning assessment, and student. Educational research and development (R & D) through 4D model as used to develop and validate this index. The steps of this process consist of studying research findings relevant to the product to be developed, developing the product based on the finding, and validating the product using FGD format.