Pesantren Persiapan Sebagai Institusi Perantara: Adaptasi Antisipatif Santri Darul Falah Menuju Darullughah Wadda'wah

Abstract

Admission to Pondok Pesantren Darullughah Wadda'wah (Dalwa), Bangil, requires basic religious knowledge and Qur'anic reading competence, so not every applicant can be admitted directly. This condition has given rise to preparatory pesantren, a rarely studied institutional form. This study aims to analyse the role of Pondok Pesantren Darul Falah Prigen as a preparatory pesantren for students intending to continue their education at Dalwa and its implications, using a qualitative single case study. Data were collected through participant observation, interviews, and documentation, validated through source triangulation, and analysed using the Miles and Huberman interactive model. The findings show that, first, Darul Falah performs its role through tarbiyah, implemented in a manhaj (curriculum) and an activity pattern modelled on Dalwa yet adjusted to its students' abilities, and reinforced by regular evaluation and sanctions. Second, the role functions not only as an academic bridge but also as a place of rehabilitative guidance for students temporarily transferred from Dalwa. Third, its implications are felt mainly in the students' personal development, while the decision to continue to Dalwa remains the student's own choice. This study proposes the preparatory pesantren as an intermediary institution within the pesantren network that shifts santri adaptation to the pre-admission stage.