Modification of character education into akhlaq education for the global community life

The term “character education” appears to be a massive movement around
the world as a concern to rise up a generation of children who have strong
moral character. All primar y and secondary educational institutions socialize
character education, including Indonesia since 20 1 0. The Islamic world uses a
specific term “akhlaqeducation”. It has taken place throughout the history of
Islamic civilization and has succeeded in cultivating Muslim characters. The
core of akhlaqeducation is in the spiritual purification and obedience to God.
Research from various Islamic countries show that the model of akhlaqeducation is not changed much. It is conserved from generation to generation, that
make it far behind the sophistication of character education. Muslims seem
not to put up with adequate characters to mingle with the global society. The
implementation of akhlaqeducation let students comprehend a peaceful life
only in their environment. Due to everyone’s use of the W estern science and
technology, Muslims also adapt to this phenomenon and take a benefit to
facilitate their needs. The format of character education as an instrument needs
to be modified into akhlaqeducation, so that students are not locked into a
narrow local insight and can take part in the life of the global community.
This modification includes 1) adopting the content of character education for the global community, 2) providing insights for the role of teachers and educational institutions, 3) variety of learning model, 4) involving parents and
the community, and 5) accommodating students from various religions.