Moral Decline and Efforts to Foster Students’ Character through the Role of Akidah Akhlak Teachers in Islamic Junior High Schools
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https://doi.org/10.37680/scaffolding.v7i2.10921Keywords:
Akidah Akhlak, Moral Degradation, Teachers, Student Guidance, Islamic EducationAbstract
This study aims to describe the role of Akidah Akhlak teachers in addressing moral decline among students at State Madrasah Tsanawiyah 2 in Jambi City, including the forms of moral decline as well as the supporting and inhibiting factors encountered in their prevention efforts. This study employs a qualitative approach using a descriptive method. Data were collected through observations and interviews involving school administrators, teachers, and students. Data analysis focused on identifying patterns related to the teachers’ roles, student behavior, prevention efforts, and factors influencing these processes. The findings indicate that moral degradation among students is reflected in behaviors such as using inappropriate language, showing disrespect toward teachers, violating school rules, being late, skipping school, and disrupting peers. Teachers of the Akidah Akhlak subject address these behaviors through setting a good example, providing individual guidance, offering persuasive advice, fostering moral development, monitoring behavior, enforcing discipline, and promoting positive habits. Religious activities and collaboration among teachers, madrasahs, and parents also support these efforts. However, their implementation faces challenges related to peer influence, external social environments, students’ use of cell phones and social media, differences in student characteristics, and limited parental involvement. This study concludes that the role of Akidah Akhlak teachers is carried out continuously through preventive, corrective, and developmental efforts. Effective moral guidance requires consistent teacher involvement and closer cooperation between madrasahs, students, families, and the surrounding social environment.
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