Character Education or Adab? (An Offer to the Problem of Education in Indonesia)‎

Abstract

This paper analyzes the implementing concept of curriculum in Indonesia which is consideredable to improve the quality and education system. However, the concept has not showed positive results. On the one hand, integrated character education in the government curriculum has not been able to solve the problem of the moral degradation of the younger generation. This study is a literature review busing qualitative data. The method used is content analysis by analyzing the concept of character education and the concept of ta’dîb (adab). As the result, it was found that there were fundamental differences between the concept of character education and the concept of adab. Character education aims to create good citizens (good society), while concept of adab aims to create good people (good individuals). In contrast to that, character education has a fundamental difference to the concept of adab. Furthermore, character education is derived from the Western concept that indicated secular, while the Available at: http://ejournal.unida.gontor.ac.id/index.php/tsaqafah https://dx.doi.org/10.21111/tsaqafah.v17i1.6661 Volume 17, Number 1, May 2021, 121-140 * Kampus Terpadu Universitas Cordova (UNDOVA) Taliwang. Jl. Pondok Pesantren Al-Ikhlas Taliwang No 112. Sumbawa Barat. Nusa Tenggara Barat, Telp/Fax: (0372) 8283093. ** H-10, Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory 44000, Pakistan. *** Pondok Pesantren Nurul Bayan, Jl. Tanjung-Bayan KM 40, Kec. Bayan, Kab. Lombok Utara. Nusa Tenggara Barat Sofian Hadi, Chairil Anwar, Andrian Syahidu, Iramasan Efendi 122 Journal TSAQAFAH concept of adab is indigenous value from the concept of Islamic education. The concept of adab is considered capable of being an alternative solution for educational theaching in Indonesia because it is in accordance with the objectives of national education which is based on faith (al-îmân), devotion (al-taqwa) and noble character (al-akhlâq al-karîmah).