Religious Education Research Articles

Implementation of Active Learning Methods in Islamic Religious Education to Improve Students' Critical Thinking Skills in Schools

This research aims to examine the effectiveness of implementing active learning methods in Islamic Religious Education (PAI) as an effort to improve students' critical thinking skills at school. This research uses a quantitative approach with a quasi-experimental design, involving students from several secondary schools as samples. Data was collected through critical thinking skills tests before and after implementing active learning methods. The research results show that the application of active learning methods significantly improves students' critical thinking skills in the PAI context. These findings indicate that this method is effective in creating a learning environment that supports the development of students' analytical, evaluation and reflection skills on religious values, as well as their relevance in everyday life.

Analysis of Islamic Religious Education in Responding to the Challenges of Globalization

Globalization brings significant changes in various aspects of life, including education. In schools, Islamic Religious Education faces substantial challenges in the face of current globalization, which often affects local cultural values and identity. This journal aims to analyze how Islamic Religious Education can adapt and respond to the challenges of globalization in schools. This research uses a qualitative approach with literature study methods and in-depth interviews with educators and educational practitioners. The results of the analysis show that P.A.I. in schools needs to integrate global values while maintaining the basic principles of Islamic teachings. The proposed strategy includes adjusting the curriculum to include international issues with an Islamic perspective, training educators to face global challenges, and developing relevant learning media. It is hoped that these findings can guide the development of educational policies and practices that are more responsive to the challenges of globalization while still maintaining the integrity of Islamic values.

Konsep Pendidikan Akhlak: Perspektif Al-Qur’an

The Qur’an, as the holy book of Muslims, has provided complete guidance on moral education. However, many people feel the need to question and understand more deeply how moral education is taught in the Koran and how it is relevant to the current context of life. Moral education is to form people who are faithful, devout, have noble character, are advanced and independent so that they have high spiritual resilience and are able to adapt to the dynamics of societal development. In the article, the focus is on the verses about moral education in QS Luqman verses 12-19; QS Al Hujurat verses 11-13; An Nur verse 31; QS Al Ahzab verse 59

Religious Belief: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis on the Experience of Minority Students in Implementing Religious Education

This study aims to explore students’ minority experiences while participating in religious education (RE). An interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) was used to answer the objective questions. Data were collected using the undergraduates’ diaries and in-depth interviews with 9 senior high school students which were selected by purposive sampling. Thematic analysis was used to categorize the information obtained. The result showed the three major themes that emerge in the IPA analysis, which include the strength of faith, basic knowledge, and a sense of religion. The finding interprets that informants have complete belief in the God they worship because of the basic understanding of religion that has been obtained from the family, community, and social media, even informants’ religious participation and activities have reached the level of sense. This study explains how the informants stand firm in worshipping their God despite receiving RE in various schools. This study concludes that even though informants are in a minority environment, they can still get religious education that is appropriate to their conditions through diverse activities and upholding the values of differences.

Education’s primary motive of overall human development in India: Case based perspective of Dayalbagh Educational Institute

The Indian higher education system faces significant challenges in integrating value-based education, sustainability, and consciousness, often prioritizing academic achievements over holistic development. This case-based research explores how Dayalbagh Educational Institute (DEI) effectively addresses these challenges by incorporating sustainability, value, and consciousness into its educational framework. DEI was selected for its distinctive approach, which emphasizes moral and social responsibility, fostering not only academic success but also the ethical development of students. The study draws on document analysis and observations to illustrate how DEI’s educational practices serve as a model for other institutions. The research underscores the urgent need for educational reforms in India that go beyond traditional metrics of success, addressing the gaps in moral education and sustainable practices. By fostering critical thinking, ethical decision-making, and social responsibility, DEI demonstrates how an education system can prepare students for future challenges while promoting a deeper consciousness about their role in society. The findings suggest that integrating value-based education with sustainability and consciousness not only enhances students’ holistic development but also contributes to broader goals of national development. DEI’s model offers practical insights and evidence for other educational institutions to adopt similar strategies, ensuring that future generations are better equipped to address societal challenges with a strong ethical foundation. This research thus provides a comprehensive view of the essential elements needed in modern education to create responsible and conscious global citizens.

Penggunaan Media Video dan Games Wordwall untuk Meningkatkan Keaktifan Siswa Kelas 8 pada Materi Kitab-kitab Allah

This research departs from the lack of student activity in learning Islamic religious education. Because the lack of use of media in learning makes learning tend to be more boring and monotonous for students. To overcome these problems, it is necessary to develop interesting learning media that must be prepared according to the needs of students. The purpose of this research is to determine the development and feasibility of learning media, video media, and wordwall games on the material of believing in the books of Allah in grade VIII SMP NU Palangkaraya.This research is a research and development of Research and Development (R&D) which refers to the ADDIE development model which consists of five stages which include analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation. The subjects of this study are media expert validators and material expert validators, using field trials applied to grade VIII students of SMP NU Palangkaraya.The results of this study are that video-based learning media products and wordwall games have been produced with assessments from material experts and media experts by material validators obtaining "decent" results to be tested, while validation from media experts has obtained "decent" results to be tested. Based on the explanation, it can be concluded that video-based learning media and wordwall games are suitable for learning students in grade VIII SMP NU Palangkaraya.

Multicultural Islamic Religious Education Learning to Build Religious Harmony

This research analyzes the Multicultural Islamic Religious Education Learning (MIREL) at SMKN 1 Poso in building religious harmony as a conflict resolution. Conflict socio-religious become a critical problem regarding diversity in schools and society. Meanwhile, Islamic religious education provided in schools does not prioritize a multicultural perspective, which includes the practices of different religions and other cultures. This study uses qualitative field research with a case study approach and data analysis, according to Miles and Huberman. Results show that this school carries out the MIREL formally-textual and informally-textual. Learning formally-textual is held through three stages. At the beginning stage, teachers contextualize the values of example and self-control through exemplary stories from the prophets. In the main stage, the teachers integrate the values of tolerance, harmony, democracy, unity, concern, and justice by presenting material that includes faith, morals, jurisprudence, and the history of Islamic culture. Teachers instill multicultural values of cooperation and responsibility in the closing stage by assigning group tasks. The school holds informally textual learning through the Religious Saturday program collaboration in cross-cultural, socio-religious, and humanitarian activities. This research has implications for strengthening the MIREL in schools to build sustainable religious harmony among students and society in the post-conflict area.

Primary physical education teachers as ethical and moral agents of the alpha generation students

Ethics is a set of rules and principles in human life, and schools are at the forefront of developing moral education through physical education subjects. The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of physical education teachers in instilling attitudes of universal values in sports. The method used was descriptive. Data collection was conducted through forum group discussions and the distribution of a questionnaire consisting of 18 questions. The participants in this study were 72 physical education teachers in elementary schools spread across the Malang-raya area. This study produces a description and description of the role of teachers in emphasizing ethical and moral attitudes including, respect for the rules, respect for others, fairplay, self-esteem, honesty, tolerance.

Importance of Parental Teaching in Shaping Children's Islamic Character

This study explores the importance of parent teaching practices in shaping Islamic morals in children within the context of a modern society facing moral and ethical challenges. Using a quantitative approach through surveys, data were collected from 100 parents with children aged 5-12 years. The survey instrument was used to identify parent teaching practices, parents' perceptions of their impact, and factors influencing their effectiveness. The survey was then analyzed using percentages to determine the percentage level of parents' opinions. The results indicate that parental involvement, the quality of teaching materials, and consistency in teaching play crucial roles in shaping children's character. The implications of this research emphasize the importance of increasing parental involvement, diversifying teaching methods, and maintaining consistency in Islamic religious education at home. By strengthening parent teaching practices, it is hoped that children will be better equipped to face moral and ethical challenges in modern society.

Research on the Path of Cultivating College Students' Values Through Chinese Poetry Culture

Chinese poetry has rich cultural connotations and plays a role in moral cultivation education, struggle spirit education, and patriotism education. However, at present, the cultivation of values among college students through Chinese poetry still faces challenges such as limited dissemination of Chinese poetry in university classrooms, insufficient campus cultural atmosphere, insufficient social practice activities, and weakening in online trends. To cultivate values among college students through Chinese poetry culture, it is necessary to optimize classroom teaching, construct educational carriers, shape "campus culture", enrich social practice, leverage online classrooms, and build a new situation of multi-faceted and interconnected education.

The Structural Model of Influential Interplay among Cultural Practices, Social Support, Economic Factors, and the Suku Anak Dalam Community’ Perceptions of Religious Education

The Suku Anak Dalam (SAD) community in Sumatra, Indonesia, faced unique educational challenges influenced by cultural, social, and economic factors. This study aimed to explore and confirm the influential relationships among cultural practices, social support, economic factors, and SAD’s perceptions of religious education. A total of 356 literate SAD from some regions in Sumatra were sampled. Utilizing Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM), data were collected through a structured questionnaire translated into the local language. The results revealed that cultural practices positively impacted SAD’s perceptions of religious education (H1, t=7.550, p=0.000) and significantly enhanced social support (H4, t=3.870, p=0.000). Social support positively influenced perceptions of religious education (H2, t=4.880, p=0.000), while economic factors had a strong positive effect on both perceptions of religious education (H3, t=9.119, p=0.000) and social support (H5, t=31.108, p=0.000). These findings highlight the necessity of integrating cultural, social, and economic aspects in educational policies for the SAD community. The study's novelty lies in its structural model, offering deep insights into religious education perceptions. Future research should explore similar dynamics in other indigenous communities using longitudinal and qualitative methods.

Controversial issues in social study subjects: conveying values and facilitating critical thinking

ABSTRACT This study explores the practical implications of the paradox of moral education, focusing on how Swedish social study teachers (civics, geography, history, and religious education) navigate conflicting responsibilities to convey values and facilitate critical thinking when addressing controversial issues in their classrooms. Through qualitative interviews and observations, teachers were found to often lead by example, maintaining neutrality and presenting diverse perspectives. This approach appears to foster students towards embracing liberal values, promoting independent decision-making and personal responsibility, but it may come at the cost of critically evaluating these very ideals, norms, and values. The absence of official guidelines in the Swedish school system underscores the significance of understanding how teachers balance these conflicting responsibilities in their pedagogical practices. The study sheds light on the practical strategies employed by teachers, contributing valuable insights to a discourse traditionally centred on theoretical solutions to the paradox of moral education.

Pemanfaatan Media Cetak dan Sosial untuk Meningkatkan Literasi dan Numerasi Siswa di Desa Namanjahe

This research aims to improve students' literacy and numeracy skills in Namanjahe Village through the utilization of print and social media. The approach used is participatory action research, where researchers are directly involved in activities to address the educational challenges faced by students. Based on interviews and observations, several issues were identified, such as low literacy rates, limited use of educational technology, and a pragmatic mindset that hinders mathematical thinking. The action plan includes introducing print media and social media in classroom activities, demonstrating how to use blogs, creating engaging learning environments, and participating in religious education activities at TPQ Al-Hidayah. The results of the program show that the use of diverse media can stimulate student interest and help improve their literacy and numeracy skills. However, consistent support and follow-up are still needed to ensure long-term impacts on student learning outcomes.

Religion and education: The forgotten dimensions of religious education?

Religion and education: The forgotten dimensions of religious education?

The Role of Faith and Moral Education in Generation Z and Generation Alpha to Welcome the Golden Indonesia 2045

The great vision of the Indonesian nation is towards the Golden Indonesia 2045. To establish this vision, it is necessary to have moral education as a basic capital for Generation Z and Generation Alpha as an internal fortress in facing challenges in the future. However, many moral decline behaviors continue to be shown by Generation Z and Generation Alpha, even though this generation is the hope of the Indonesian nation in the future. So the purpose of this study is to the role of moral education in Generation Z and Generation Alpha in welcoming the golden Indonesia 2045. The research method used is Library Research with a descriptive approach. The results of the study show that moral education is the key as part of the moral values ​​of religious-Pancasilaism to the two generations. Because through faith (nature) moral education (nurture) is born as an internal and external factor in humans to filter bad influences that come from within or from outside. The future of Indonesia is at stake because it is in the hands of Generation Z and Generation Alpha. Therefore, through the synergy of multi-connected projections of positive trends in faith and moral education in the family environment, educational environment, and social community environment as a manifestation and embodiment of nature and nurture from the cradle to the present and the future, it can shape generation Z and generation Alpha into a religious-Pancasilaist generation as a great capital to lead the Indonesian nation in the future. Keywords: Faith and Morals, Generation Z, Generation Alpha

Pengaruh Kecerdasan Emosional dan Kecerdasan Spiritual Terhadap Prestasi Belajar Pendidikan Agama Islam Dan Budi Pekerti Peserta Didik Di SD Negeri Kecamatan Pamboang

The impact of spiritual and emotional intelligence on students' learning outcomes in Islamic Religious Education and Budi Pekerti in SD Negeri Pamboang District is examined in this study. This kind of study is categorized as quantitative research with Ex Post Facto paradigm. A questionnaire was utilized for data collection, and descriptive and inferential statistics, together with partial and multiple regression analysis for hypothesis testing, were employed for analysis. The study's findings suggest that: 1) The Pamboang sub-district's primary school kids' learning success demonstrates the greatest proportion in the range of 81-79, with a frequency of 48 and a percentage of 31%. That is, 48 students received a score between 79 and 81; 2) With a coefficient of determination of 54%, emotional intelligence has an impact on students' learning success in the PAI and Budi Pekerti topics in SD Negeri Pamboang District. This indicates that emotional intelligence has a significant enough impact on pupils' academic success; 3) With a determination coefficient of 27,8%, spiritual intelligence has an impact on students' learning success in the PAI and Budi Pekerti topics in SD Negeri Pamboang District. This indicates that spiritual intelligence has a significant impact on students' learning outcomes; 4) Students' learning outcomes in PAI and Budi Pekerti topics are influenced by both spiritual and emotional intelligence, with a 61% coefficient of determination. This indicates that spiritual and emotional intelligences have a significant enough impact on students' learning outcomes.

Students’ Perspective Towards the Important of English in Islamic Religious Education Department

Bahasa Inggris mempunyai peran penting dalam berbagai macam aspek. Termasuk dalam aspek pendidikan, yang mana dunia pendidikan saat ini harus mengikuti perkembangan zaman yang semakin berkembang, salah satunya adalah pembelajaran bahasa Inggris bagi mahasiswa PAI dengan tujuan agar peserta didik dapat memahami pendidikan agama islam secara luas. Sebab penguasaan Bahasa Inggris berpengaruh pada kesiapan mental peserta didik agar dapat bersaing dan siap dalam menghadapi arus globalisasi. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode pendekatan kualitatif, yaitu kegiatan memahami suatu fenomena yang dijadikan objek penelitian dengan cara mendeskripsikan konteks alamiahnya. Wawancara digunakan sebagai teknik pengumpulan data dan melibatkan mahasiswa padad jurusan PAI di UIN Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin Banten sebagai informan. Hasil penelitian ini mnemukan bahwa mahasiswa jurusan PAI memiliki persepsi positif terkait pentingnya mempelajari Bahasa Inggris di Jurusan Pendidikan Agama Islam. Pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris di Jurusan PAI dianggap mampu memberikan motivasi kepada Mahasiswa untuk lebih mendalami embelajaran Bahasa Inggris dalam kehidupan sehari-hari Hal ini dibuktikan dengan respon kritis mahasiswa dalam menghubungkan pemahaman keagamaannya dengan realitas kehidupan sehari-hari. Namun di sisi lain, penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa proses pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris dijurusan PAI oleh sebagian kecil informan dianggap belum menarik minat mahasiswa untuk mempelajari dan belum memberikan banyak kontribusi dalam upaya meningkatkan kemampuan Bahasa Inggris dan menghubungkannya dengan disiplin keilmuan terkait. ____________________________________________________________________________________ English has an important role in various aspects, including educational aspect, where the world of education needed to keep up with the sophisticated era, where one of them is learning English for Islamic Religious students to make students understand about Islamic religious education broadly. Because the mastery of English affects students' mental readiness so they can compete and be ready to deal with the flow of globalization. This research used a qualitative approach. It used to investigate the phenomenon used as the object of research by describing its natural context. Interviews were used as a data collection technique and involved 50 students Islamic Religious Education in UIN Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin Banten as the informants. Data analysis included tracking, organizing, solution and synthesis, pattern search. The results found that the students of Islamic Religious Education in UIN Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin Banten had positive perceptions regarding the importance of studying English. The students said that that learning English Islamic Religious Education could make them able to provide motivation to study English more deeply in everyday life. It was proven by students' critical responses in connecting their religious understanding with the reality of everyday life. Besides that, the research showed that the English language learning process in the Islamic Religious Education department was considered by a small number of informants to have not attracted students' interest in studying it, and they assumed that it has not contributed much in improving their English language skills and connecting them with related scientific disciplines.

Menyama Braya dalam Masyarakat Bali (Perspektif Pendidikan Agama Hindu)

Hindu religious education must be taught to become a guide to life that contains many values ​​and norms that will help people live in all things, including their relationship with Sang Hyang Widhi, fellow humans, and their environment. Menyama braya, meaning "brother", is a well-known social value system in Hindu Bali. The concept of equaling braya is a strong foundation in building harmony and implementing respect between religious communities. This research uses a purposive technique, which means that subjects are selected based on research objectives so that informants can provide the necessary information and aim to obtain the necessary and valid information. Data collection in this research refers to the principle that the researcher is the main tool for conducting research which is used objectively and in accordance with the research objectives. Researchers will also collect data through interviews, observation and documentation with appropriate methods, researchers can obtain accurate results and can help in decision making or policy making in the future. In this research, to analyze Menyama Braya in Balinese Society, perfect Hindu Religious Education in its analysis discusses Menyama Braya in the Balinese Community, namely building social harmony and togetherness between fellow citizens in society. There are many religious and cultural values ​​contained in this tradition, especially in relation to Hindu religious education. The function of Hindu religious education is in the menyama braya tradition in the Balinese community which emphasizes building togetherness, developing local culture and traditions, fostering harmony. The Value of Hindu Religious Education in Embracing Braya in the Balinese Community. The value of Hindu religious education plays an important role in preserving and strengthening the concept of Menyama Braya in Balinese society. These religious values ​​emphasize the importance of unlimited brotherhood, helping each other and maintaining balance, respect, and commitment to environmental cleanliness.

NAXÇIVANDA HÜRUFİZM. HÜRUFİZM TƏLİMİNDƏ TƏRBİYƏVİ İDEYALAR

Letterism, which has a special place in the history, social and cultural life, literature, and especially in the history of philosophical thought of Azerbaijan and the Middle East, has been influential in both social life and political circles since the first years of its existence. In the teaching of Hurufi, including in the works of I. Nasimi, science, lore, education, and simply the ability to read are considered education. His educational and didactic meetings, which form positive moral qualities, play an important role in the moral education of several generations.

Religious Involvement, Education, and Subjective Well-Being Among Older Adults in Taiwan.

This study examines the relationship between religious involvement and subjective well-being among older adults in Taiwan, focusing on the moderating role of education. Analyzing data from a representative sample of older adults in Taichung, we found that religious participation was positively associated with happiness across the entire sample, regardless of education level. However, identifying as Catholic or other Christian was significant only among the highly educated. When examining life satisfaction, a significant interaction between religious participation and education was found. The positive effect of religious participation was evident among the less educated but absent among the highly educated. These findings suggest that different dimensions of religious involvement may have distinct impacts on well-being, depending on one's social standing.