The Relationship between Internal Quality Assurance Implementation and the Competitiveness of Islamic Educational Institutions: A Study of Private Madrasahs
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https://doi.org/10.51278/bse.v6i1.3114Keywords:
Internal Quality Assurance, Institutional Competitiveness, Private Madrasahs, PLS-SEM, Islamic EducationAbstract
The competitiveness of private madrasahs is increasingly shaped by their ability to maintain educational quality, respond to stakeholder expectations, and continuously improve institutional performance. This study examines the relationship between Internal Quality Assurance Implementation (IQAI) and Institutional Competitiveness (IC) in private madrasahs. A quantitative correlational design was employed involving 78 respondents consisting of principals, vice principals, teachers, and quality assurance personnel. Data were collected using a five-point Likert-scale questionnaire and analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) with 5,000 bootstrap resamples. The findings indicate that Internal Quality Assurance Implementation has a positive and statistically significant relationship with Institutional Competitiveness (β = 0.321; t = 2.956). The model produced an R² value of 0.103, indicating that IQAI explains approximately 10.3% of the variance in institutional competitiveness, while the effect size was relatively modest (f² ≈ 0.115). These findings suggest that systematic quality standards, implementation, evaluation, monitoring, and continuous improvement are associated with stronger competitive positioning among private madrasahs. However, the measurement model showed relatively low outer loadings and Average Variance Extracted (AVE), indicating that the initial measurement structure requires further refinement. The study contributes empirical evidence that internal quality assurance can function as one strategic organizational capability supporting institutional competitiveness, although competitiveness is also shaped by other organizational and environmental factors.
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