Prof. Muhammad Zuhdi, Ph.D
About Lecturer
Prof. Zuhdi is a Professor of Education, Faculty of Education, State Islamic University (UIN) Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta. He was graduated from the Faculty of Tarbiya (Education) of IAIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta. Then, he continued his study at the School of Education of the University of New South Wales and receive an M. Ed. degree. He completed his Ph.D. at the Faculty of Education, McGill University, Canada. In addition to teaching at UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, he has also served in a number of positions, including the Director of Education and Research of Jalan Sesama (Sesame Street Indonesia) 2006 – 2012; The Editor in Chief of Tarbiya Journal; a Member of the Technical Advisory Committee of “Promoting Intercultural Dialogue and A Culture of Peace in Southeast Asia through Shared Histories” Project in UNESCO Bangkok Office; a Visiting Research Fellow at the Victoria University of Wellington; a Visiting Professor at Agder University, Norway; a Visiting Professor at UIN Raden Fatah Palembang; A Member of the Advisory Team of PKDP Program (Competency Strengthening for New Recruited Lecturers), The Ministry of Religious Affairs. His publication includes: ‘Constructing the Concept of Student Well-Being within Indonesian Islamic Higher Education,’ in Religions 14: 1140, 2023, ‘Promoting Religious Literacy through Education in the Multi-culture Indonesia’, in Journal of Public Value, Volume 4, 2022, Recalibrating تَرْبِيَة (tarbiya) and social justice in the face of internationalisation. The case of inclusion in Indonesian Muslim education, International Journal of Inclusive Education, and ‘Teachers’ Roles in Making Multiple Intelligences Work in Indonesian Muslim Schools’ in Amzat, I. H. (Ed.) Supporting Modern Teaching in Islamic Schools. London: Routledge. Prof. Zuhdi received an honorary Australian Alumni Awards for Excellence in Education from the Australian Embassy in Jakarta in 2011.
McGill University, Canada
M.Ed. in Educational Studies (2000)
UNSW, Sydney, Australia
Bachelor’s Degree in Islamic Education (1996)
IAIN Jakarta, Indonesia
2023 – Now
Visiting Professor, Agder University, Kristiansand, Norway
2023
Adjunct Research Fellow, Faculty of Education, Victoria University of Wellington
2021 – Now
Editor-in-Chief, TARBIYA: Journal of Education in Muslim Society, Accredited (Sinta 2) by The Ministry of Research and Higher Education
2015 – Now
Vice Director, Social Trust Fund (STF) UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta (a philanthropic institute within the University)
2016 – Now
Assessor Badan Akreditasi Nasional Perguruan Tinggi (Indonesia’s National Accreditation Agency for Higher Education)
2008 – Now
Reviewer of Pedoman Penjaminan Mutu Pendidikan Diniyah Formal (PDF), Majlis Masyayikh
2023
Visiting Lecturer, UIN Raden Fatah Palembang
2022 – 2023
Member of Advisory Team of PKDP Program (Competency Strengthening for New Recruited Lecturers), The Ministry of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia
2022 – 2023
Head of Quality Assurance Institute, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta – Indonesia
2020 – 2023
Vice Dean for Academic Affairs, Fakultas Ilmu Tarbiyah dan Keguruan (Faculty of Education) UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta – Indonesia
2015 – 2020
Member of the Technical Advisory Committee of UNESCO’s Project “Promoting Intercultural Dialogue and A Culture of Peace in Southeast Asia through Shared Histories.” UNESCO Bangkok Office
2015 -2018
Director of Language Center, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta
2011 – 2015
Director of Education, Research and Outreach, Jalan Sesama (Indonesian co-production of Sesame Street), an affiliate of Sesame Workshop, New York
2006 – 2012
Head of University Library, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta
2006 – 2010
Director of the American Corner, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta
2006 – 2008
Books
Lee, Zuhdi, Dollard, Hsueh, Chakma and Hashimi (2016) ‘How sesame workshoppro motes early childhood education around the world,’ in Cole, C. and Lee, J.H., The Sesame Effect: The Global Impact of the Longest Street in the World. New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. Pp. 92-117 https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781315751399-7/sesame-workshop-promotes-early-childhood-education-around-world-june-lee-yeh-hsueh-muhammad-zuhdi-shantimoy-chakma-sayed-farhad-hashimi-lilith-dollard
Zuhdi, M. (2016) ‘Perguruan tinggi keagamaan Islam negeri dan wacana integrasi ilmu’ (Islamic higher education and the discourse of the integration of science and religion) dalam Arraiyyah dan Musfah (eds.) Pendidikan Islam: Memajukan Umat dan Memperkuat Kesadaran Bela Negara. Jakarta: Kencana, hal. 178-183 https://prenadamedia.com/product/pendidikan-islam-memajukan-umat-dan-memperkuat-kesadaran-bela-negara/
Zuhdi, M. (2016) ‘Dari Selatan ke Utara: Menyelami makna pendidikan’ (From South to North: Understanding the meaning of education) in Komaruddin Hidayat (ed.) Dari Pesantren untuk Dunia: Kisah-kisah Inspiratif Kaum Santri. Jakarta: Prenada Media Group. H. 440-462
Zuhdi, M. (2009) ‘Pendidikan dan Perempuan’ (Education and women) dalam Pusat Studi Wanita, Potret Perempuan dalam Teori dan Realitas. Jakarta: PSW UIN Jakarta Press
Book Chapters
Zuhdi, M. and Yulianti, E. R. (2022) ‘Teachers’ Roles in Making Multiple Intelligences Work in Indonesian Muslim Schools’ in Amzat, I. H. (Ed.) Supporting Modern Teaching in Islamic Schools. London: Routledge. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003193432-14/teachers-roles-making-multiple-intelligences-work-indonesian-muslim-schools-muhammad-zuhdi-erba-rozalina-yulianti
Zuhdi, M. (2015) ‘Pedagogical Practices in Indonesia’, in Law and Miura (eds.) Transforming Teaching and Learning in Asia and the Pacific: Case Studies form Seven Countries. UNESCO. Pp. 142- 160. https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000232909
Journal Articles
Zuhdi, M. & Syrief, K. (2023) ‘Constructing the Concept of StudentWell-Being within Indonesian Islamic Higher Education,’ in Religions 14: 1140, 2023, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/rel14091140
Zuhdi, M. (2022) ‘Promoting Religious Literacy through Education in the Multi-culture Indonesia’, in Journal of Public Value, Volume 4, 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.53581/jopv
Zuhdi, M. & Dobson, S. (2022) Recalibrating tarbiya and social justice in the face of internationalisation. The case of inclusion in Indonesian Muslim education, International Journal of Inclusive Education, DOI: 10.1080/13603116.2022.2132423
Zuhdi, M. (2021) ‘Education and Public Values: the Case of Indonesia’, in Journal of Public Value, Volume 2, 2021. https://scholar.kyobobook.co.kr/article/detail/4010028688298
Zuhdi, M. and Sarwenda (2020) ‘Recurring issues in Indonesia’s Islamic education: the needs for religious literacy’. Analisa Journal of Social Science and Religion, Vol. 05 No. 01 July 2020. https://journal.blasemarang.id/index.php/analisa/article/view/1038
Zuhdi, M. (2018) ‘Challenging Moderate Muslims: Indonesia’s Muslim Schools in the Midst of Religious Conservatism’. Religions 2018, 9, 310. https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/9/10/310
Zuhdi, M. (2015) ‘Construction of Dual Curriculum in Indonesian Education System During the New Order Government’. TARBIYA: Journal of Education in Muslim Society, June, 2015. https://journal.uinjkt.ac.id/index.php/tarbiya/article/view/1819
Zuhdi, M. (2014) ‘Islamic Education in Southeast Asia in the Era of AEC: Prospects and Challenges’. Journal of Islamic Civilization in Southeast Asia (JICSA) Vol. 3 No. 2, Dec. 2014. https://journal.uin-alauddin.ac.id/index.php/jicsa/article/view/779
Zuhdi, M. (2012) ‘Pendidikan di Era Otonomi Daerah’ (Education in the Era of Regional Autonomy). Jurnal Al-Maktabah. Vol. 11 No. 1. November 2012.
Zuhdi, M (2009) ‘Pendekatan Transdisiplin: Sebuah Alternatif Pendidikan Komprehensif’ (‘Trans-disciplinary approach: An alternative model for comprehensive education’), Didaktika Islamika. Published by Faculty of Education UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta. Vol. 10, No. 2. December 2009
Zuhdi, M. (2007) ‘Muslim Schools and Educational Laws in Indonesia.’ Tahdzib(Journal on Islamic Education), published by the Department of Islamic Education, Faculty of Education, UIN SyarifHidayatullah Jakarta. Vol. 1 No. 1, Januari 2007
Zuhdi, M. (2006) ‘Modernization of Indonesian Islamic Schools’ Curricula 1945 – 2003’. International Journal of Inclusive Education. Vol. 10, No. 4-5. July – September 2006. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13603110500430765
Zuhdi, M. (2005) ‘the 1975 Three-Minister Decree and the Modernization of Indonesian Islamic Schools,’ in American Educational History Journal, Vol. 32, No. 1, Spring 2005. https://www.proquest.com/docview/230085430?pq-origsite=gscholar&fromopenview=true
Zuhdi, M. (2001) ‘Rationality in Education in Islamic and Western Perspectives’, Jurnal Didaktika Islamika. Diterbitkan oleh Fakultas Tarbiyah IAIN Syarif HidayatullahJakarta, April, 2001