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The problem in this research is how community participation with private madrasah improves the quality of Islamic education in the Bantaeng Regency. The type of research used is descriptive qualitative research (primarily qualitative) to describe the conditions in the field as a research procedure that will produce descriptive data in the form of written or spoken words from people and observed behaviour. The methodological approach used is phenomenological. The study results include: (1) Participation in service. Parents/community are involved in madrasah activities. For example, parents participate in madrasah activities such as scouting activities, study tours, religion and so on by assisting with additional fees, helping with energy, and preparing equipment for preparation of activities that are difficult to reach. (2) The role in carrying out community activities in providing counselling about the importance of education or also helping to record data on the age of children who will be accommodated in madrasah. (3) All those interested in madrasah should direct all resources to support the implementation of the teaching process as the key to improving student learning outcomes. Resources are not only human, financial and material but include a) Knowledge (namely curriculum, school goals and learning), b) Technology (media, techniques and teaching tools), c) Power (power and authority), d) Materials (facilities, equipment suppliers), e) People (educational, administrative and other support staff), f) Time (allocation of time a year, a week, a day, a lesson hour), and g) Finance (allocation of funds). The implications for this research are that the Ministry of Religion can manage madrasah collaboration with parents, maintain good participation with madrasah committees and provide understanding to the public about the function of madrasah through various communication techniques on an ongoing basis.

Islamic education; madrasah