The Effect of the Investigative Report Learning Model on Student’s Perception of Anti-Corruption Behavior Development

Abstract

This study investigates changes in students' perceptions of anti-corruption behavior in the religious education. This qualitative research analyzes the application of investigative report as a learning model through field observation and in-depth group interviews focusing on religious education subject in high schools. The results of this study showed differences in students’ perceptions before and after the investigation; the investigative report learning model made the high school students have a wider understanding of anti-corruption actions and behavior. By filling out the investigation sheet, students could identify such actions directly in the field, such as at home and the markets. Some of the actions they identified were manipulation of scales, stockpiling of staples, and provision of inappropriate materials. In addition to the investigative report learning model, the religious teachers also made a huge contribution by providing explanations about the relation between the Qur'an and the story of the Prophet Muhammad to stuff findings that are considered acts of corruption.