Thomas Lickona and Yusuf Qardhawi: Creating Value for Character Education Through Narrative

Abstract

Character issues are the most important issues in human life, so character education that emphasizes the ethical dimension of religion becomes relevant to apply. The author uses the concept of the ideas of Thomas Lickona and the idea of character education according to Yusuf Qardhawi so that it is hoped that we can contribute an understanding of building characters that are abstract and universal. This type of research approaches qualitative narratives with narrative types. The data source for this study is reference data, which is summarized in Thomas Lickona's book Educating for Character, the introductory book of Islamic studies, a comprehensive analytical study of the pillars of substance, characteristics, goals, and sources of Islamic reference by Yusuf Qardhawi, as well as articles, essays, and journals that discuss character education of children. Data collection techniques used are documentation studies for story collection, reporting experiences, and discussing the meaning of the experiences of Thomas Lickona and Yusuf Qardhawi. The characteristics of Muslims offered by Yusuf Qardhawi are in line with Thomas Lickona's thought that there are similarities between the two, namely moral knowledge or syumul (universal), moral feelings or rabbaniyah (divinity), moral actions or insaniyah (humanity), wasathiyah (moderate) and a combination of principle firmness and flexibility. Therefore, character education requires transparency and touch from early childhood to early adulthood.

Internalization Model of Discipline Character Values to Foster a Positive Culture in the School Environment

“…In character education, there is a process of internalization of values, this is necessary because of the belief that there are noble, great, agreed values to become the values of a person or institution by regulating behavior that is controlled internally or regulated alone or externally (Grusec et al, 2000;Hakam, K. A., & Nurdin, 2016;Rijal et al, 2022). The formation of a disciplinary character model in fostering a positive culture in schools needs to be developed to the needs of the times, problems, culture, and technology.…”

Curriculum Program Models for Embedding Character Values for Students

“…Character posterization gets attention from many parties. It is important to accustom students to practicing good values, which include moral knowing, moral feeling, and moral action (Lickona, 1992) (Rijal et al, 2023). The application of exemplary-based character education is to prevent students from carrying out negative behaviors.…”

Penyuluhan Good Character, Good Impact Di Desa Cipanjalu

“…Berdasarkan penelitian, anak mempelajari dari apa yang mereka lihat dari lingkungannya dan apa yang menjadi kebiasaannya melalui interaksi sosial (Lickona, 2016). Karakter merupakan hal terpenting dalam hidup setiap umat manusia (Rijal et al, 2023). Karakter adalah mengenal kebaikan, menginginkan kebaikan, dan berbuat kebaikan (Lickona, 2016).…”