Implementation of Moderate Islamic Curriculum in the Establishment of Student Character

Abstract

The religious life of people in Indonesia, especially in religious life, has received the spotlight from various parties, both from within and outside the country. This is inseparable from the emergence of social conflicts with religious backgrounds in society. Starting from cases of religious blasphemy, destruction of houses of worship, hate speech on social media and mutual discredit between one people and another and people who are of the same faith.This research methodology is qualitative with a case study of Moderate Islamic Curriculum Implementation at SD Syafana Islamic School aims to describe: (1) Moderate Islamic curriculum implementation; (2) Implementation of the hidden Curriculum; and (3) The effectiveness of the moderate Islamic curriculum.From the results of interviews, questionnaires and analysis of the research documents, the results are as follows. (1) The moderate Islamic curriculum at SD Syafana School is implemented according to plan because it is supported by teachers and education personnel as well as available sarpras. The teachers are trained first before carrying out the lesson. (2) Likewise, the hidden curriculum can be applied through various activities outside of subject learning, but through school activities, such as several competitions, tahfish, and so on. (3) The Moderate Islamic Curriculum at SD Syafana School goes according to plan, provides knowledge, fosters attitudes and behavior as students who have character and tolerance among fellow students and are able to avoid actions and speech that are inappropriate or not praiseworthy, including bulyying for Muslim students. Thanks to the guidance and support of teachers and education staff, the implementation of the Moderate Islamic Curriculum has been effective.In conclusion, the application of the Hidden Curriculum at SD Syafana Islamic School has an impact in the form of understanding, tolerant attitudes and behavior towards diversity , differences of opinion, views, avoiding hate speech and bullying and still associating with empathy and mutual respect as a reflection of the character of students.

Keywords: Curriculum Implementation, Moderate Islam, Character Education

DOI: 10.7176/JEP/11-36-04

Publication date: December 31^st 2020