Islamic Character Education for Student of Public Higher Education in Indonesia

Abstract

Islamic characters must be inherent for every muslim student, and even for all the muslims. This is because characters direct behaviour and attitude in real society life that relate closely to moral values. Take the words of wisdom "If wealth is lost, nothing is lost; if health is lost, something is lost; if character is lost, all is lost, everything is lost." In the Islamic belief, the most excellent character should only be based on the Islamic character. For muslim student studying at the non-religion study program, the emphasis of the study is based on the goal for achieving learning outcomes of knowledge and practical skills, also called personal competencies. These don't relate to the Islamic character building, but it is believed as a process for character building in general means. With the "fitrah" attached to a person from birth, his heart will feel empty if it is not filled with the "Divine" or "God" aspect. In contrast, with the heavy duties and tasks related to academic courses and activities, almost no other focus is available for concerning the religion in manner. With the respect to the Law of National Education System in Indonesia, education is a process to produce graduates with excellent attitude, professional in the science and technology field and adaptable in the society. In the public higher education, the total credits that must be completed for finishing study is at least 144 credits, and only 2 credits serve for Islamic Studies, which is too few to build an excellence Islamic character. The concept proposed and already implemented by two biggest universities in Malang, Universitas Brawijaya and Universitas Negeri Malang is interconnected and interrelated between the Belief or Faith (religion sciences) to the other fields such natural sciences, economics and political sciences, social and humanity sciences and other life sciences. These should be implemented gradually and continuously as non-curricular program, involving faculty staffs, Religion Studies lecturer, and senior students as practical assistants.

Implementation and Reinforcement of Student Character Education in Palembang City

“…Periodic family supervision of student behavior also had an essential role in strengthening character education in schools. In a study that was collaborated between schools and parents of students was able to reduce the level of juvenile delinquency (Sabatine et al, 2017), parents' mistakes in educating their children were one of the causes of student character deviations (Suyadi et al, 2021;Yuniati A, 2017). The perception that teacher support and care for students was a reinforcement in character education because it can be part of prevention programs in schools (Forster et al, 2017).…”

The Best Strategy for Student’s Islamic Character Development Program in Public University

“…It directs the attitudes and behaviors of students in society with prevailing moral values. It becomes a solid foundation for individuals to be professional with noble and superior character (Suyadi et al, 2021).…”

“…Each individual's unique character values ? ?are the result of the internalization process and then reflected in reasoning, emotion, and behavior during their maturity development (Rawana et al, 2011;Rokhman et al, 2014;Suyadi et al, 2021).…”

Peran Kegiatan Pramuka Dalam Menumbuhkembangkan Karakter Mandiri Dan Nasionalisme

“…Pendidikan karakter merupakan berbagai bentuk usaha yang dilakukan oleh pendidik untuk menumbuhkan dan mengembangkan karakter peserta didik (Fathurrohman et al, 2017). Pengertian lain dari pendidikan karakter yakni "character education is a planned activity, a proactive effort by schools to instill in students important ethical values such as caring, honesty, justice, responsibility and respect for oneself and others (Suyadi et al, 2021). Dari pengertian di atas dapat dikatakan bahwa pendidikan karakter merupakan usaha yang dilakukan oleh pendidik untuk menumbuhkan karakter dalam diri peserta didik yang sesuai dengan nilai-nilai karakter sehingga dapat diaplikasikan dalam kehidupan peserta didik.…”