Transforming school personnel management with artificial intelligence: Evidence from elementary school leadership practices

The increasing integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in educational environments has transformed instructional and administrative practices; however, empirical studies examining AI-based management of teaching and educational personnel in elementary schools remain limited. This study aims to investigate how AI can support the management of teaching and educational staff in elementary schools, focusing on five key managerial dimensions: planning, recruitment and selection, performance assessment, competency development, and ethical use of AI. The research employed a sequential exploratory mixed-methods design, involving a quantitative survey of 60 teachers and school principals in elementary schools in Silampari District, Lubuk Linggau City, Indonesia, followed by semi-structured interviews with 10 participants to obtain deeper insights into the implementation of AI-based management practices. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, while qualitative data were examined through thematic analysis. The findings indicate that educators generally express strong support for AI integration in school management, particularly in improving personnel planning, enhancing recruitment efficiency, supporting data-driven performance evaluation, facilitating professional competency development, and ensuring ethical governance and data security. Qualitative findings further reveal that AI-supported digital platforms are increasingly used to streamline administrative coordination and support evidence-based decision-making in school management. These findings highlight the strategic role of AI in strengthening educational personnel management while emphasizing the need for institutional readiness, ethical governance, and professional capacity development for sustainable AI integration in elementary school management.

The Hybridity of Confectionery in the Jajanan Manuscript NB 499: A Linguistic and Cultural Review

Manuscripts serve as historical documents containing a wealth of information, from historical chronicles to culinary notes that reflect the community's habits and attitudes. This study focuses on the Jajanan (snacks) manuscript (code NB 499) at the National Library of Indonesia, dated circa 1931. The objective of this research is to analyze how linguistic and cultural hybridization is manifested within the snack names and recipes recorded in the text. The study employs a descriptive-qualitative approach within an ethnolinguistic theoretical framework. Data were analyzed using the close reading method, integrated with the distributional method to examine linguistic elements and the referential method to interpret non-linguistic aspects such as vernacularization and hybridization. The results indicate that the snack names are predominantly attributive phrases reflecting a blend of Javanese and foreign cultures (Dutch, French, and English). The findings reveal a process of vernacularization through phonetic adjustments to fit the Javanese phonological system. This phenomenon demonstrates the Javanese community's ability to harmonize and adapt colonial influences into their local cultural identity through adaptive linguistic production

From Digital Religion to Digital Islam: Finding God in the Society 5.0 through Maqāsīd Sharī’ah

This study researches the development of Digital Islam and attempts to apply Maqāṣid al-Sharī'ah (the objectives of the Islamic law) to Society 5.0. It seeks to document the merger of traditional legal wisdom and contemporaneous digital life through content analysis. It starts by proposing an argument that Digital Religion is an important modern debate. Digital Religion is the conversion of holy signs, artifacts and religious/faith-based words from in-person to online mediums, where there is synchronous interaction between the online and offline worlds. This study maintains that Digital Islam is the most advanced expression of this phenomena. Digital interactions, directed toward the attainment of Maṣlaḥah and the avoidance of Mafsadah, ethically contain the use of technology to not be simply instrumental, but to promote good. This study, most importantly, shows how Maqāṣid al-Sharī’ah still has relevance in ‘implementing Divinity’ within an ostensibly ‘secular’ Society 5.0. Finally, it discusses the possible points of ‘friction’ and structural impediments that may occur as the intersection of Islamic Digital Ethics and the ever-accelerating, disruptive nature of the new technologies

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Financial Industry Transformation: A Comparative Analysis of Conventional and Sharia Fintech in Indonesia

Purpose: This study examines the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) in transforming Indonesia’s financial industry by comparing their implementation in a conventional fintech company (JULO) and a Sharia-compliant fintech company (ALAMI). The study focuses on differences in AI adoption, value orientation, and their implications for operational efficiency and ethical compliance. Method: This research employs a qualitative comparative case study using secondary data sources, including corporate reports and relevant literature. The analysis is guided by the Technology–Organization–Environment (TOE) framework, Socio-Technical Systems Theory, and Maqasid al-Shariah. Result: The findings show that both companies utilize AI and ML to enhance decision-making and operational efficiency. However, JULO prioritizes speed and scalability, while ALAMI integrates Sharia principles such as justice, transparency, and the avoidance of riba. Implication: The study highlights the importance of aligning AI innovation with ethical and Sharia values in Islamic fintech development. Originality: This study offers a comparative, value-based analysis of AI-driven fintech from conventional and Sharia perspectives in Indonesia

Subtitling Strategies from Javanese to English in Netflix’s Series Gadis Kretek

Translating subtitles from Javanese into English poses both linguistic and cultural challenges, particularly in conveying culturally specific terms accurately while maintaining readability. This study analyzes the subtitling strategies employed in the Netflix series Gadis Kretek, using Gottlieb’s (1992) framework. A qualitative content analysis was conducted on 104 subtitle instances. The findings reveal that transfer is the most frequently used strategy (46 occurences), indicating that the translator often opted for direct, faithful renderings of the source text without major structural or lexical modifications. Paraphrase (21) and expansion (17) follow, reflecting efforts to restructure sentences for naturalness, clarify implicit meanings, and provide additional context for cultural concepts that lack direct equivalents in English. Less frequently applied strategies include decimation (8), condensation (6), and deletion (5), primarily used to reduce or omit elements due to temporal and spatial constraints inherent in subtitling. Imitation appears only once, reserved for proper names or culturally bound expressions that could be transferred without modification. Overall, the predominance of transfer, paraphrase, and expansion highlights a translator preference for preserving meaning while enhancing accessibility and comprehension for a global audience. The systematic categorization of each instance, including linguistic form, contextual meaning, and cultural relevance, demonstrates that subtitling strategies in Gadis Kretek are applied flexibly and contextually, balancing fidelity to the source language with the practical limitations and cultural expectations of the target audience. These findings offer insights for translators and audiovisual translation researchers in managing culturally specific contents in subtitling

From self-awareness to divine connection: Relational and culturally grounded transpersonal development in islamic boarding school

The epistemological gap between indigenous spiritual guidance and transpersonal counseling leaves the construct of barakah uncharted in pesantren pedagogy. This creates a twofold conceptual-empirical gap that isolates local practices from global discourse, necessitating a theoretical bridge to frame barakah as a legitimate orientation for psycho-spiritual growth. This study explores barakah as the ultimate aim of transpersonal maturation in pesantren. Utilizing focused ethnography with 15 participants (Kiai, Nyai, alumni, and students), the study finds that barakah manifests as Transcendental Actualization. This process operates through a relational psycho-spiritual anchor (sanad) and teacher-student inner resonance that regulates internal energy. Barakah functions as a corrective force fostering inner watchfulness (muraqabah) and a surplus of meaning (ziyadatul khair) within a communal ecology of mercy. It catalyzes a transition toward theocentric agency through trust (tawakkul) and integrated patience-gratitude. This research contributes an indigenous Islamic transpersonal counseling framework, emphasizing the counselor's role as Murabbi for holistic well-being

Nderep and Agricultural Philanthropy: Local Zakat Practices in Rural Kalisalak

This study explores nderep, a traditional harvest-sharing practice in Kalisalak Village, Tegal Regency, as a form of agricultural philanthropy rooted in Islamic values and local wisdom. Employing a qualitative ethnographic approach through observation and in-depth interviews, the research finds that nderep embodies distributive justice, mutual cooperation (gotong royong), and social piety, resonating with the essence of zakat al-zur‘. The novelty of this study lies in reframing nderep not merely as agrarian labor tradition but as a community-based Islamic philanthropic mechanism with redistributive functions. Empirical findings indicate diverse harvest-sharing patterns that mitigate inequality between landowners and farm workers while sustaining communal solidarity. Within the theoretical framework of Islamic philanthropy and community-based zakat, the research demonstrates that nderep offers significant potential for hybrid integration into formal agricultural zakat systems, bridging traditional practices with institutionalized mechanisms. The study concludes that recognizing and institutionalizing such indigenous practices can contribute to the development of a more contextual, inclusive, and sustainable zakat model. It recommends strategic collaboration between zakat institutions, religious leaders, and farming communities to optimize agrarian-based philanthropy for rural welfare

NAMING SYSTEMS AND CLAN SURNAMES AMONG THE HADHRAMI ARAB COMMUNITY IN PASAR KLIWON, SURAKARTA: AN ANTHROPOLOGICAL LINGUISTICS STUDY: NIẒĀM AL-TASMIYAH WA ASMĀ’ AL-ALQĀB LADĀ AL-‘ARAB AL-ḤAḌRAMIYYĪN FĪ BĀSĀR KLIWUN SŪRAKARTĀ: DIRĀSAH LISĀNIYYAH ANTRŪBŪLŪJIYYAH

Clan surnames are linguistic forms produced through long cultural processes. This study examines clan surnames of the Hadhrami Arab community in Pasar Kliwon, Surakarta, using a morphemic approach. The analysis categorizes clan surnames based on the number of constituent elements and patterns of morphological formation (wazn). In addition, this study investigates the clan naming system, focusing on naming practices and degrees of semantic opacity. Data were collected using elicitation-based interviews with community informants. The analysis employed distributional analysis through immediate constituent segmentation and referential analysis to identify linguistic patterns and their determining factors. The findings show that Hadhrami clan surnames display systematic morphological patterns that reflect both Arabic linguistic traditions and the cultural framework of the community. Understanding these clan surnames provides important insights into the cultural patterns of the Hadhrami Arab descendants in Pasar Kliwon, Surakarta

Generative AI literacy, mindful learning engagement, and academic integrity: An explanatory sequential mixed-methods study on critical thinking development

The rapid integration of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in higher education has created both transformative learning opportunities and serious concerns regarding academic integrity and the erosion of critical thinking; however, empirical evidence explaining how AI literacy shapes ethical engagement and higher-order thinking remains limited, particularly within developing country contexts. This study aims to examine the influence of generative AI literacy on students’ critical thinking skills, with academic integrity and mindful learning engagement positioned as mediating variables. Employing an explanatory sequential mixed-methods design, the research involved 115 undergraduate students who completed a 32-item survey analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM), followed by in-depth interviews with 10 purposively selected participants to enrich interpretation. The findings reveal that generative AI literacy significantly predicts academic integrity, mindful learning engagement, and critical thinking. Academic integrity serves as a strong positive mediator, reinforcing ethical reasoning and evaluative judgment, while mindful learning engagement demonstrates a more complex role, indicating that engagement quality, rather than intensity alone, determines its contribution to critical thinking. The study reconceptualizes AI literacy as a multidimensional construct encompassing technical, ethical, and reflective competencies. Practically, it highlights the necessity of integrating ethically grounded and mindfulness-based AI pedagogies to ensure that generative AI enhances, rather than replaces, students’ critical thinking in digitally mediated higher education environments

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Back Cover Volume 7 Issue 1 2026 (November 2025-April 2026