School Culture Transformation Post Islamic Law Implementation in Aceh

Abstract

This study discusses the influence of the implementation of Islamic law to the changing of school culture in Aceh. The goal is to find out the various aspects related to the cultural change after the implementation of Islamic law in Aceh. Islamic Sharia has been used as an underlying foundation of development policies in various aspects in Aceh. As an integral part of the process of implementing Islamic law, education sector is one of the sectors that plays an important role in Aceh, especially when it comes to cultural change. To explore the issue and to answer the question posed above, a qualitative approach is used. Interview, observations, and document analysis are utilized as data collection methods. Findings during investigation show that the implementation of Islamic Law in Aceh have resulted in a number of school activities which become school culture. This can be observed from school activities related to prayers, dress code (school uniforms), Islamic symbols, school holidays in the month of Ramadan, etc. These are all new to schools in Aceh. Nevertheless, there are also negative school culture that continue to exist such as lack of respect for teachers.