Strengthening Anticorruption Character at Elementary Schools in Indonesia: Study on Instructional Practices by In-Service Islamic Education Teachers

Abstract

The corruption phenomenon in Indonesia must get all parties' attention, including education. The failure to resolve it seriously will lead to the nation's destruction. This study aimed to explore how anti-corruption characters were integrated into Islamic education instruction at elementary schools. This study used a qualitative descriptive method focusing on Islamic education instructional practices of 10 inservice teachers involved in the Professional Teacher Education Program Universitas Islam Negeri Walisongo Semarang. Data were collected through documentation and observation and were analyzed using descriptive analytical techniques. The results of this study proved that Islamic education subjects could be a good medium for strengthening anti-corruption characters through integrating anticorruption values in Islamic education instruction. Hence, to become a massive movement, it is necessary to formulate more operational and binding policies to conduct anti-corruption education at all levels of education, especially at elementary school levels.