Implementation of Islamic Religious Education in Fostering Students’ Social Concern at Ittihadut Tholibin Islamic Boarding School, Wonosobo
Keywords:
Educational Implementation, Islamic Boarding School, Islamic Religious Education, Santri, Social ConcernAbstract
Islamic boarding schools play a strategic role in shaping students’ social character through education grounded in Islamic values. Amid the growing tendency toward individualism, Islamic Religious Education is expected to foster social concern as an integral part of character development. This study aims to analyze the implementation of Islamic Religious Education in fostering students’ social concern, identify supporting activities, and examine the factors influencing its implementation at Ittihadut Tholibin Islamic Boarding School, Wonosobo. This study employed a qualitative case study approach. Data were collected through observation, in-depth interviews, and documentation involving the boarding school leader, teachers, administrators, and students. Data were analyzed using the Miles and Huberman interactive model, including data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing, while data validity was ensured through source, technique, and time triangulation. The findings reveal that Islamic Religious Education is implemented through moral instruction, exemplary conduct, habituation, and religious guidance. Students’ social concern is fostered through various social and communal activities embedded in daily boarding school life. Supporting factors include role modeling, a culture of togetherness, structured programs, and regulated mobile phone use, whereas inhibiting factors include low social awareness, individualistic attitudes, diverse student backgrounds, dense schedules, and uncontrolled technology use. This study contributes to the field of Islamic Education by highlighting that students’ social concern is fostered through the integration of religious instruction, role modeling, habituation, and social activities within the Islamic boarding school environment.
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