Gita Anggraini,
Muhibbin Syah, Asep Nursobah, Bambang Samsul Arifin
Sunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
Email: [email protected],
[email protected], kangasnur@ uinsgd.ac.id, [email protected]
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ABSTRACT |
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Received : 28 February 2022 Revision : 01 March 2022 Received : 14 March 2022 |
Islamic religious education and environmental education have the same
goal. The purpose of Islamic religious education and character education in
schools is to create students who have good relationships with God,
themselves, fellow human beings, and nature. Not much Islamic religious
education integrates environmental education. Adiwiyata
school is an environmental culture school that integrates environmental
education in learning, including Islamic religion. This study aims to
identify the integration of Islamic religion and Character with environmental
education in Adiwiyata schools. The research
locus is Junior High School 1 Sampit. The research
was conducted using a qualitative approach with descriptive methods and case
studies. |
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Keywords: Islamic education; environmental
education; adiwiyata |
The
phenomenon of irresponsible actions towards the environment is currently
happening and is considered normal by the community. The community that the
author found is a Muslim community. The author often finds people throwing
garbage into rivers, both household waste and market waste. This behavior has
also become a phenomenon in many places and has even become a national issue.
What is concerning is that Indonesia, as the largest Muslim country in the
world, is one of the largest contributors to food waste. Another fact that the
author found in the educational environment, in this case, the campus, is that
students do not care about the environment. The author often finds food and
drink packaging waste lying around, not being thrown away where it should be.
Very worrying, because they are prospective Muslim educators who will later
educate the nation's future successors.
The
above phenomenon, according to the author, occurs due to a lack of
environmental literacy, especially in the context of religious studies. Whereas
concern for the environment is part of the teachings of Islam. In line with
this, �(Nasrulloh,
2019) said that many Muslims do not know so
much that they do not care about environmental issues. He added that when
someone makes a mistake with the environment (nature), it is considered normal,
not despicable behavior, and never thinks of sin. Wrong actions towards the
environment will have a wider impact not only on humans but also on the
universe.
This
shows two things and is a record for Muslims, especially Islamic education.
First, there is a gap between theory and practice in Islamic teachings. In
theory, Islam teaches that environmental destruction is a violation of Allah's
commands, but many Muslims commit environmental destruction without guilt.
Second, this means that Islamic teachings about the environment have not been
conveyed properly to their adherents. Thus, environmental issues are not
considered important, even separate from Islamic teachings.
By
using the logic above, it can be ascertained that there is disconnected
information between the source of information and the recipient of the
information. Eventually, those who have the responsibility to convey this
information are Islamic education, whether formal, informal, or non-formal.
This task at school is carried out by Islamic religion subjects, while in
junior high schools it is called Islamic religion and character. This author's
opinion is supported by (Purwidianto,
2017)
who states that the religious teaching that has been carried out so far is still
partial and not comprehensive so that the understanding of Islamic teachings is
only piecemeal, and finally the preservation of the environment as Islamic
teachings is simply forgotten. This view is reinforced by Aziz (2013)
who states that Islamic education, especially in Indonesia, has not given a
place and serious attention in fostering and preserving the environment. He
added that the implementation of Islamic values that were accommodated to the
environment was still lacking. Research conducted by (Safrilsyah
& Fitriani, 2014) revealed almost the
same thing, namely the religious education curriculum in the community did not
make the environmental theme one of the important topics related to Islam. So
many people think that religion and the environment are two separate things.
The
author's search also finds an interesting fact that there are not many Islamic
religion lessons in schools that provide environmental literacy (insight) to
students, especially public schools. Whereas environmental education cannot be
separated from Islamic education, it is even a part of Islamic education
itself. In the context of learning at school, the goal of Islamic religion is
to harmonize, harmonize and balance faith, Islam, and ihsan
which is realized through good relations with Allah, fellow human beings, and
nature. However, according to the author, Islamic religion learning in schools
still touches more on aspects of human relations with the Creator, than human
relationships with fellow humans. Meanwhile, the relationship between humans
and nature has not been touched properly. If the problems are not resolved
immediately, it will be a bad record for Islamic education.
On
the environmental education side, the role of Islamic religious education is
very much needed to form humans who can maintain, preserve, manage, improve,
and utilize the environment for the welfare of human life as caliphs while
providing comfort for worship and creating a better future (Muntaha,
2020). As stated by Sumantri (2015) that the revitalization of religious
teachings in classroom learning, natural tadabbur,
and muhasabah are needed to form ecological piety. Nasr
(2007) also added that the solution to solving environmental
problems in the world is to reformulate Islamic teachings on the environment
and apply them with the widest possible scope. This is reinforced by Miri who
states that the solution to the environmental crisis must be resolved through
ontological aspects, basic epistemological aspects, spiritual and intellectual
frameworks, as well as cultural paradigms. So that the basis of religiosity
becomes one of the pedagogical foundations in the implementation of
environmental education. Islamic religious education can touch the awareness of
students through values derived from Islamic teachings that are rahmatan lil 'alamin
. So that students can have a love for the environment that comes from the
teachings of their religion. This approach has also been widely encouraged by
environmental education and Islamic education experts. This shows the
importance of integrating Islamic religious education with environmental
education in schools.���
The
practice of integrating Islamic religious education with environmental
education has been carried out in several institutions. One of the educational
institutions committed to this integration is an eco-pesantren.
Eco-pesantren is an educational institution that aims
to develop the role of Islamic educational institutions in environmental
management and environmental issues. The eco-pesantren
movement is a response to the concerns that the author has stated above.
However, compared to the number of pesantren in
Indonesia, the number of eco-pesantren is still very
small. More institutions are still needed that integrate Islamic religious
education and environmental education.
Another
educational institution that focuses on environmental education in primary and
secondary schools in the Adiwiyata School. Linguistically,
adiwiyata
comes from the words "adi" and "wiyata". �Adi�
means tall, big, and majestic. While "wiyata" means a place where
someone gets education, knowledge, ethics, and morals. So, adiwiyata
means a good and ideal place where all knowledge and various norms and ethics
can be obtained which can be the basis of human beings towards the creation of
our welfare and towards the ideals of sustainable development. Implementatively, adiwiyata is a
title given to schools that have succeeded in carrying out the Movement for
Care and Culture of the Environment in Schools (PBLHS). The purpose of the
implementation is to form students who have the character of caring and loving
the environment.
Environmental
education is required to be integrated with several ways, namely: learning on
subjects, extracurricular and self-accustoming to environmentally friendly
behavior (PRLH); Implementation of PRLH for the community around the school
and/ or in the area; Establishing a network of work and communication; PBLHS
Movement campaigns and publications; and Forming and empowering Adiwiyata Cadre. Based on these guidelines, environmental
education is integrated into several subjects in schools, as well as Islamic
Religious Education and Character Education.
Based
on a letter issued by the head of the Environmental Office of East Kotawaringin Regency No. 660/3/DLH-PKLH/I/2019 several
schools have been nominated as Adiwiyata schools at
various levels. One of them is State Junior High School (JHS) 1 Sampit as a candidate for an independent Adiwiyata school. Candidates for independent adiwiyata schools themselves must previously have the
status of a national adiwiyata and have guided
several adiwiyata schools. In the preliminary study, Islamic
religion and character lessons have integrated Islamic religion learning with
environmental education. It is necessary since children and youths who will
assure the sustainability of civilization should have good character (�lger,
Yiğittir, & Ercan, 2014).
The
research is focused on learning because learning is directly related to the
process of giving grades to students at school. The main theory in this
research is learning as (Dick, Carey,
& Carey, 2009).
They state that the condition of one learning component will affect the other
components. And the theory put forward by �(Kemp, 1977) states that learning must be designed
systematically starting from the planning, development, evaluation, and process
management stages.
Through
this research, the author hopes to find many facts that have not been revealed
regarding the integration of environmental education with Islamic religion and Character
education learning at Adiwiyata Junior High School.
Furthermore, based on these findings, the authors offer ideas for the
development of an environmentally friendly Islamic religion learning model that
can foster environmental-loving characters in students as a product of
research.
Based
on the problem or research focus, the main question of this research is how is
the learning of Islamic Religious Education and Environmentally Friendly
Behavior at JHS Adiwiyata, especially at JHS 1 Sampit? The aim is to identify the learning of Islamic
Religious Education and Environmentally Friendly Behavior at JHS Adiwiyata, especially at JHS 1 Sampit.
In
this study, the authors refer to several previous studies, namely: the topic of
Islamic boarding school education with environmental ethics �(Affandi, 2020), Islamic ecotheology (Zumaro,
2020),
environmental education curriculum at MIN (Wardanah,
2014),
the formation of ecological piety (Muntaha,
2020), education
energy-saving morals (Rohmatulloh,
2021), an integrative
curriculum to form social piety in junior high schools (Hayati,
2019).
This
study uses a qualitative approach (qualitative approach). The method used is
descriptive qualitative and case studies, with a constructivism paradigm as
proposed by (Creswell, 2012). This method was chosen because it is following the
purpose of the study, which is to describe and interpret the data according to
the existing conditions. The research stages consist of: identification of
research problems, review of literature, determination of research aims and
objectives, data collection, data analysis and interpretation, research
reporting, and evaluation. Data was collected using interview techniques
(selection of sources was carried out using snowball), observation, and
documentation studies. The key instrument of this research is the researcher
himself. The analysis used is an inductive analysis using the stages of the
data analysis process proposed by (Creswell, 2012). The research
locus is JHS 1 Sampit, Central Kalimantan.
State Junior High School
1 Sampit is a superior school located in Sampit, Central Kalimantan. This school is the oldest
junior high school in Sampit City which was
established on January 10, 1954. Since 2015, this school has received an award
as an adiwiyata school. In 2019, it was recommended
by the Environmental Service of East Kotawaringin
Regency to become a candidate for an independent Adiwiyata
school. Adiwiyata Mandiri
itself is the highest award in the assessment of Adiwiyata
schools. Candidates for independent adiwiyata schools
must have a national adiwiyata title, and have at
least 10 partner schools approved by the education office. All these
requirements have been owned by JHS 1 Sampit.
The school's vision is
"The realization of quality education, science and technology insight,
literacy, child-friendly based on faith and piety and environmental
insight". The school's missions are a) Realizing PAIMKEM PBM activities
(active learning, innovative, communicative, effective, fun); b) Realizing the
behavior of school residents who are responsible and have noble character; c)
Realizing extracurricular activities that are academic and non-academic; d)
Creating a conducive school climate; e) Creating a family spirit; f) Realizing
the creation of international standard schools; g) Realizing the competence of
educators and education staff; h) Realizing complete facilities and
infrastructure to support the learning process of Environmental Education (PLH); i) Realizing the school
community's understanding of School-Based Management (SBM); j) Realizing optimal community and school committee participation;
and k) Creating a safe, cool, leafy and beautiful school environment (ASRI). Based on the school's vision and
mission, it is clear that the aspect of creating an environmental culture is
one of the institutional goals at JHS 1 Sampit.
Several facilities and
activities have been carried out to make Adiwiyata a
success. Among these facilities are good drainage, adequate sanitation, a
greenhouse, a garden filled with green plants, hand washing facilities, trash
cans that have separated waste that can be recycled. The school also formed a
solid and fast-moving adiwiyata team. Adiwiyata team involves all teachers and students. An adiwiyata team is formed in the ranks of students who are
included in the Students Council management structure (Hayani, 2020).
JHS 1 Sampit
is active in carrying out the PBLHS
Movement including energy conservation; water conservation; learning in
subjects or extracurricular; cleanliness; sanitation and drainage; tree
planting and maintenance; and innovations related to environmentally friendly
behavior �(Sugiarti, 2021). The school is committed to creating environmentally-friendly school
community behavior so that it becomes an example for the surrounding community.��
Results
1.
Learning objectives
The objectives of
integrating Islamic
religion and Character learning with environmental education at JHS 3 Sampit consist of general objectives and specific
objectives. The general goal of learning is to accelerate the achievement of
institutional goals. This goal has been stated in the vision and mission to be
achieved by the school. To realize the vision and mission, Islamic religion and Character lessons at JHS
1 Sampit have been integrated with environmental
education. Integration is done through learning in the classroom, as well as
outside the classroom. The purpose of this integration is to provide a basis
for environmental behavior to students. By integrating Islamic religion and Character learning
with environmental education, it will accelerate the formation of
environmentally sound schools. Likewise, the implementation of the Adiwiyata program can run optimally.
While the specific
goals are the goals attached to the subject itself or curricular goals. In
particular, the purpose of integrating Islamic religion and Character with
Environmental Education is to cultivate environmental role models for students.
Through Islamic
religion and Character learning, students are expected to have the knowledge,
understanding, and environmentally friendly actions. This can be seen from the
report on the implementation of Islamic
religion and Character learning written by the teacher. The
environmental example that is instilled in learning comes from Islamic
teachings. This love for the environment aims to make students realize that
Islam teaches love for the environment. Not only for humans but also living
(biotic) or non-living (abiotic) things. So that students who have a good
relationship with God, fellow human beings, and nature
2.
Lesson Planning
The planning for
teaching Islamic
religion and Character with an environmental perspective consists of several steps.
The first step begins with a curriculum workshop. In this activity, subject
teachers do a basic competence mapping that can be integrated with
environmental education. The competence analysis was carried out together
according to each subject. Learning planning is done by determining the
strategies used in Islamic
religion learning and environmentally friendly Character. The learning strategy
considers the availability of learning media, learning resources, and teaching
materials as well as the condition of the school environment. The teacher
considers the school's infrastructure, whether or not it is possible for the learning
to be designed. If everything has been determined, then the next step is to
write the plan into learning tools. The activity of writing learning tools
produces outputs in the form of a syllabus and lesson plans with an
environmental perspective.
3.
Implementation, Evaluation, and Learning Outcomes
The implementation
of Islamic
religion and Character learning that integrates environmental education in schools
involves all learning components consisting of teaching resources and
materials, teaching materials, learning methods, and media, learning
activities, and evaluation. These components support each other to achieve the
learning objectives that have been set previously.
Islamic
religion and Character's learning resources consist of libraries, books, audiovisuals,
and learning environment resources. The library facilitates students who want
to borrow the books they need. In addition to the library, the school also
facilitates places of worship that are used for worship practices. Audiovisual
sources in the form of videos of wisdom and stories about Islam are often used
as learning resources in the classroom. The videos are sourced from YouTube and
other internet sources that have also been provided by the school. Other
learning resources are the environment consisting of the school environment,
community environment, and family environment.
The material for Islamic religion and Character taught at JHS
1 Sampit refers to the book on Islamic Religion and
Character Education published by the Ministry of Education and Culture of the
Republic of Indonesia for the 2013 curriculum. Not all Islamic religion and Character materials are integrated with
environmental education. Only a few materials are suitable to be integrated
with environmental education. The material is material taharah
and Humble, Thrifty, and Simple Makes Life Noble. According to Islamic religion teachers and Character,
only materials that are close to environmental issues can be integrated.
Because each material has a different purpose.
The integration of
environmental education in the taharah material is
about living cleanly living behavior as a form of purification provisions.
Students are emphasized to keep the environment clean. A clean environment will
affect the worship performed by Muslims. Students are instructed that Allah
loves people who repent and purify themselves. In this material, students are
taught to keep their bodies, clothes, and places of worship clean. So they
understand that cleanliness is part of faith. While the procedure for ablution
is taught to use enough water not to overdo it. Because, if it is excessive, it
will be redundant and have a bad effect on the environment.
Environmental
education on Humble, Thrifty, and Simple material is carried out by providing
understanding and examples of humble behavior that is not behaving
extravagantly. Such behavior is associated with a good and inhuman attitude to
the environment and the universe. This material is practiced with action and
habituation in the classroom and outside the classroom. In the classroom, the
students are emphasized by the teacher not to overdo the use of electronic
devices, such as fans, lights, etc. While outside the classroom, students are
asked to get used to the "plastic diet". The program to save on the use
of plastic must be carried out because plastic has polluted the environment.
When shopping, students are also asked to eat and drink in moderation, so that
they are not wasted and can cause food waste that is harmful to environmental
health.
The teacher
delivers learning materials using several methods. However, the most dominant
method used is conventional methods such as lectures, practice, question and
answer, and assignments. So that students do not experience boredom, teachers
also use audiovisual media in learning. In addition, the teacher provides
exemplary attitudes to students not to waste energy. If the class is not too
hot, the students are reminded to turn off the fan. Likewise, when students go
home, students are asked to turn off all devices that use electricity. The
teacher also gives examples of clean living behavior and loves environmental
cleanliness. When students are asked to clean the school environment, the
teachers are the first to pick up the scattered garbage.��
In addition to learning
in the classroom and carried out according to the learning schedule, Islamic religion and Character are also
integrated with student activities and adiwiyata. Islamic religion teachers and Character
are actively involved in adiwiyata activities, both
as adiwiyata team and student companions. One form of
Islamic religious education and character that is also integrated with students
is the religious Thursday program.
�Thursday Religious�
is a religious program that is mandatory for all students of JHS 1 Sampit. In religious Thursday activities, students, as well
as Islamic
religion teachers and Characters were directly involved in spreading Islamic values
about the environment. This activity is held outside the classroom, taking
place on the school grounds. Religious teachers and student affairs determine
the schedule and staff for these activities. Some students are in charge of
hosting events, reciting the Koran, and some are lecturers. This method in pesantren is known as muhadara.
Apart from
religious Thursday activities, the school also organizes Friday Asap activities
which are divided into several activities. One of them is healthy Friday. Student
Council administrators are involved in this activity. Several coordinators
supervise grades seven through nine. They invite other students to clean the
environment, both inside and outside the classroom. This includes the
surrounding environment, such as the A. Yani protocol
road (Hayani, 2020).
In general,
learning activities in the classroom begin with learning activities consisting
of preliminary, core, and closing activities. The evaluation of environmentally
sound Islamic religion and character
learning at JHS 1 Sampit was carried out as an
evaluation to get feedback. Good evaluation for students, teachers, and
environmental education programs. Evaluation for students consists of portfolio
assessment, attitude, mid-semester assessment, and end-of-semester assessment.
While the evaluation for learning improvement was obtained by the teacher from
the principal's assessment and personal assessment. Islamic religion teachers and Character
are required to submit a learning implementation report to the school
principal, who will provide learning feedback.
Learning is quite
successful in providing knowledge and foundation to students regarding behavior
towards the environment. However, the teacher realizes that it is necessary to
develop environmental insight into Islamic religion and Character learning.
In addition, the speakers agreed that the result of the environmental culture
created by the school was the result of good cooperation from all components of
the Adiwiyata school. These components are the adiwiyata team (consisting of the principal, educators,
education staff), students, and parents. So with the overall activities
integrated learning in class, extracurricular, and other student activities.
Every teacher must contribute to creating a cultural environment. Success is
not only due to one factor, but all components support each other. If only one
factor alone, environmental culture will not be achieved.
4.
Supporting and Inhibiting Factors
JHS 1 Sampit is an excellent school and one of the schools with
the best Adiwiyata program implementation in Sampit City. This predicate can be seen from the achievements
of schools that have become candidates for the first independent Adiwiyata school in Sampit. The
following factors support the implementation of the integration of Islamic religion and Character learning
with environmental education:
First, JHS 1 Sampit is a superior school where most of the parents are
from the upper-middle class. This condition makes the involvement of parents in
the education process and supervision of children's development to be great as
well. Most of the students' parents have a good education ( well educated). Thus,
good values taught by the school can be passed on at home, including religious
values and love for the environment. Parents are very active to be involved in
school activities. Not only to supervise their children but also to provide
learning support facilities even if not requested. Parents are also an
important source of learning for children. They play a big role in encouraging
children to participate and be active in school activities.
Second, most of
the students who study at JHS 1 Sampit are children
who have a good attitude, thus facilitating the learning process. Students who
come from good family upbringing have been formed into good personalities. They
have had a personality that was formed since childhood in the family so that
they have seriousness in learning. This condition makes it easier for teachers
to educate and guide students. The competition is quite tight to get into JHS 1
Sampit also affects the quality of students. In the Islamic religion and Character learning
process, students are quite active. They are also critical and ask about
phenomena that often occur in society associated with Islamic teachings and
values �(Aliansyah, 2020).
Third, JHS 1 Sampit is a superior school and the first junior high school
that will take part in independent adiwiyata. This
condition affects the learning of Islamic
religion and Character with environmental insight in schools. All subject teachers,
including Islamic
religion and Character, are required and must apply environmentally sound learning.
This is because the integration of environmental education in the curriculum
and classroom learning is one of the important assessments in the Adiwiyata program. The predicate of the school as a
superior junior high school is also in the spotlight and hopes of many parties
in East Kotawaringin Regency. This condition requires
schools to continue to improve and improve the quality of education services,
including learning. So that the school continues to improve and in the end, it
becomes a supporting factor in Islamic
religion and Character learning.
Fourth, school
support for the development of environmental education is quite good. As a
school with an environmental culture and will continue to improve its
predicate, the school's support in the learning process is very large. The
support is in the form of providing learning facilities, learning resources,
learning media, workshops, and a conducive learning environment. Learning
facilities are closely related to the quality of learning. These good
facilities help Islamic
religion and Character's learning process. Although there are some notes the
facilities need to be improved. For example, teacher handbooks for material
development and student learning resources. However, in general, the school's
support for learning facilities has been well met.
In addition to the
supporting factors above, the following factors are an obstacle to learning Islamic religion and Character with
environmental insight:
First, the
teacher's age factor. As a school that has been around for a long time, this
school has many senior teachers. These teachers have a wealth of teaching and
educating experience. However, on the other hand, it has drawbacks, especially
in an era where changes are very fast. Every educator is required to quickly
adapt to these changes. Some of the problems faced by teachers related to
lesson planning, material development, and mastery of learning media. Teachers
find it difficult to develop lesson plans and materials, especially those that
are environmentally sound. The age factor also affects the endurance to work on
and develop creative ideas. Likewise with the use of current learning media and
related to technology. Student resource persons wanted Islamic religion and Character learning to
be more innovative, especially in developing media and learning methods.
Second, the ratio
of Islamic
religion teachers and Character to students is still lacking. Currently, there are
three Islamic religion teachers
and Character who teach at JHS 1 Sampit. This number
is still relatively small when compared to a large number of students. A
serious problem is that one of the teachers will retire, so the number of
teachers will decrease. This condition is one of the obstacles to learning Islamic religion and Character at this
school. Teachers have difficulty developing and innovating learning because
they focus on teaching.
Third, teachers
have difficulty developing environmentally-friendly learning materials. This
factor is caused by very few Islamic
religion and Character lessons at school. So the teacher prefers to
pursue teaching mastery. Meanwhile, the small number of Islamic religion and Character teachers
also affects the number of teaching hours. The curriculum structure of Islamic religion and Character in JHS
has an effect on the development of material for Islamic religion and Character with an
environmental perspective. According to the teacher, not all materials can be
integrated with environmental education. Material that has nothing to do with
the environment, it is difficult to include environmental insight in it. This
difficulty causes Islamic
religion and Character learning materials with environmental insight not to be too
many. The teacher only takes material that is close to the environmental theme.
In order not only to depend on the material in the classroom, but the teacher
does also strengthening by integrating it into the Adiwiyata and student programs.
Discussion
1.
Basis and Objectives of Integration of Islamic
religion and Character with
Environmental Education
The integration of
Islamic religious education and character education with environmental
education in schools to instill the values of loving the environment through
Islamic teachings. Since Education institutions are not only places where
knowledge is transferred, but also places where youth's attitudes, behaviors,
character, and leadership are formed (Rokhman, Hum, & Syaifudin, 2014). As a school that
practices environmental culture, this integration is very important. The
position of Islamic religious education in shaping the character of students
cannot be underestimated. �(Nasrulloh,
Pendidikan Islam dan Pengembangan Keadaran Lingkungan, 2019) mentions that there are
at least two strategic roles of Islamic
religion in the national education system. First, accelerate the process of
achieving national goals. The point is, all the goals of national education are
in line with the spirit of Islamic education. Especially the goals of
"faith" and "taqwa" To develop
people who believe and are pious, religious guidance is needed, in this case,
of course, Islamic
religion lessons. Second, give value to general subjects.
In line with this,
the authors view that the purpose of integrating Islamic religion and Character with
environmental education in Adiwiyata schools has the
same position as the opinion above. First, accelerating the achievement of
institutional goals, namely environmentally cultured schools. Islamic religion itself has a goal to form
humans who have good relations with the Creator, humans, and nature. At this
level, Islamic
religion vision can be in line with the vision and mission of the Adiwiyata school so that they can support each other. The
existence of Islamic
religion and Character with environmental insight can accelerate the achievement of
institutional goals. Second, as a giver of value for the school's efforts to
internalize environmental values in students. Islamic religion and Character which are
sourced from the teachings of Islam have a different approach from other
learning approaches. Environmental values taught to students will certainly be
more meaningful when he believes that these are part of his religious
teachings. In the context of Islamic education, it will be worth worship.
Whereas in environmental education it is known as ecological piety.
The two objectives
above confirm that the integration of Islamic religious education and character
education with environmental education in Adiwayata
schools has a big vision and has the potential to continue to be developed so
that it can be a solution to environmental problems. This vision is the same as
the original purpose of the Adiwiyata program and
other environmental education programs. The difference is, Islamic education
teaches that environmental care is part of a form of servitude to the Creator.
The author cites the opinion of (Mangunjaya, 2019) which states that Islam
provides a way and a way to solve environmental problems with a different
approach from the secular system of life. Environmental care in Islam is part
of the totality of human worship. Therefore, Islam has become a religion of rahmatan lil'alamin which
encourages people not to cause damage or accelerate the rate of damage. A very
right choice if schools embrace Islamic
religion to accelerate the achievement of institutional goals. Because,
until now environmental education continues to look for formulas to produce
fundamental changes to the human perspective on the environment. Many experts
and studies have proposed and encouraged religious subjects to be integrated
with environmental education in learning. Because only religion can touch the
fundamental aspects of students. Islamic
religion must take this big role.
In line with this,
Prasetyo & Hariyanto (2018) state that one of the pedagogical foundations in the implementation of
environmental education is religiosity. Environmental education must be able to
develop attitudes, ethics, and religiosity towards the environment.
Environmental education in Indonesia must be oriented towards an attitude that
is based on a religious belief that the universe is God's creation and must be
accountable for its maintenance and sustainability.
Unfortunately, the
author's findings in this study contained some unsatisfactory things related to
the aspect of learning objectives. The finding is the lack of a basic
understanding of Islamic religion
view on environmental stewardship. The integration of environmental education
in Islamic religion and
Character learning in adwiyata schools is still seen
as an effort to fulfill the administrative obligations of the adiwiyata activity itself. In other words, it has not been
fully imbued as part of the obligations that must be formed in students through
Islamic education. For example, there is a statement that states that Islamic religion and Character
lessons must be included in the adiwiyata because
they will be examined during the adiwiyata
assessment. In another statement, the informant stated that environmental
insight was included because it was requested by the principal.
In this context,
the integration of Islamic religion
and Character with environmental education at Adiwiyata
Junior High School is more likely to aim at accelerating the achievement of
institutional goals. In other words, to succeed and help the Adiwiyata
program. While the main goals of Islamic
religion and Character are still secondary goals attached to the
achievement of learning competencies. The indicator is that the learning of Islamic religion and Character with
environmental insight is only placed on materials that are close to
environmental issues, the most important thing is that they have integrated
environmental education. Environmental education is still considered the main
task of other more relevant subjects such as science or social studies. There
must be a reconstruction of a basic understanding of Islamic religion with an environmental perspective in schools
(if in junior high school it becomes Islamic
religion and Character has an environmental perspective). Both to
teachers and other policymakers. This is very necessary to open up space for Islamic religion to enter into
environmental education further.
2.
Implementation Challenges and Problems
In the planning
aspect of Islamic religion and
Character with an environmental perspective, there are still many obstacles.
Teachers still find it difficult to develop lesson plans. Some materials that
have the potential to be integrated with environmental education have not been
touched on. Likewise, with learning tools, not all teachers write down
environmental literacy. Regarding the preparation and development of learning
tools, it is a problem in many places. Several factors cause teachers to be
less able to develop lesson plans, namely the teacher's teaching time is too
tight, teachers lack innovation, and lack guidance.
The implementation
of environmentally friendly Islamic
religion and Character learning at JHS Adiwiyata still has some problems
running optimally. Moreover, the author's research locus is a public school. Islamic religion learning is not as
intense as in Islamic schools, madrasas, boarding schools, let alone Islamic
boarding schools. There are very few hours of religious lessons, so that
becomes one of the big challenges. Another problem, almost the same as
expressed by Rouf (2014) comes from the lack of teacher competence, the relationship between teacher
and student is only formal, the teacher's approach is not able to attract
students' interest, and the foundation for managing religious education is
still not stable. In addition, there are also external factors in the form of
people who are not aware of the importance of religious knowledge, the
surrounding environment is not conducive, and the erosion of religious values.
He also emphasized that the practice of Islamic religious education in public
schools was minimal or less than optimal.
The author finds
the same data as the opinion above. This similarity of opinion came from
students at Adiwiyata Junior High School who stated
that their friends were not very interested in learning Islamic religion and Character because they were considered not
too important, and even seemed boring. Meanwhile, other students said that the
method used by the teacher was still monotonous.
In this regard,
Ismail, Saepulmillah, Ruswandi,
& Arifin (2020) argue that the implementation of
Islamic religious education learning in schools needs to make innovative
improvements, especially in providing methods that can involve student
activity. The role of Islamic religion
teachers is also very important in determining the quantity and quality of
learning that is carried out. Likewise, the expectations of students who become
sources of writers. They hope that Islamic
religion and Character teachers will be more innovative in developing
learning. Meanwhile, external factors must be carried out with policies that
are more in favor of Islamic religion
learning and character education in schools.
In the process of
implementing learning, the methods that are still dominantly used by teachers
are conventional methods such as lectures, questions, and answers, and practice
is still the methods that are often used. This sometimes makes students feel
bored and expects there to be learning development from teachers, especially
with contemporary methods that are close to young people. Teachers must
immediately abandon the old model in learning and must innovate. Today's
students are a generation that likes challenges, including in learning. They
prefer learning that involves them actively. This can be seen from their
enthusiasm when learning is carried out outside the classroom or integrated with
other student activities. So that students have ecological intelligence, they
cannot develop through mastery of the material, but through a learning process
that makes a connection between the head, heart, and hands (Orr, Stone, Barlow, &
Capra, 2005).
Furthermore, what
needs to be considered are sources, materials, and learning materials. The availability
of books to support Islamic religion
learning and environmentally friendly Character still needs to be developed.
Schools are still relying on Islamic
religion and Character books published by the Ministry of Education and
Culture added with student worksheets for enrichment. If these supporting books
are available, the teacher will be able to further explore learning. From the
students' side, they will get a lot of interesting new knowledge. However, the
problem of supporting books is still a problem in many institutions, especially
outside Java.
Based on some of
the findings above, Islamic religion
and Character have a great opportunity to contribute to environmental
education. The Adiwiyata school program as a pilot
school for the application of environmental culture can prove the existence of Islamic religion. This is because
regulations allow all subjects to contribute to environmental education. This
opportunity must be maximized by stakeholders of Islamic religious education in
schools.
Islamic religion and Character approach students' awareness through the context of
religious teachings. Through this approach, it is hoped that it can produce a
generation that is active, creative, and has a high commitment to always
protect the earth and the universe based on the legitimacy of the verses of the
Qur'an and Al-Hadith (Hidayat, 2015). Islamic religion should be able to play a role and contribute
more to environmental problems. Islamic
religion through a set of values can provide color in environmental
education in schools. To run optimally, there must be improvements in the
implementation of the Islamic religion
and Character programs that are integrated with the environment. Several notes
that the author mentioned above can be an important consideration. In addition,
it is also necessary to develop an environmentally friendly Islamic religion and Character
learning model. Thus, Islamic religion
can be seen and contribute to solving environmental problems.
The purpose of
integrating Islamic religious education and character education with
environmental education in adiwiyata schools, especially at the research locus,
is more inclined to strengthen and accelerate the achievement of institutional
goals. While the specific objectives are attached to the
curricular goals of Islamic religion itself. Maximum
efforts are needed so that Islamic
religion and Character education can
play a maximum role in environmental education so that
they can be a solution to
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