Religion value is one of cultural forms functions as behavior which governs, controls, and direct toward the human deeds and behaviors. While the value of culture basically includes five major points, namely 1) the value of the human life essence, 2) the essential value of human creation, 3) the essential value of human in their cosmology, 4) the essential value of human and their environment, …
The idea of pluralism has been being a controversial discourse among Indonesian Muslims since the last decade of twentieth century. The problem is wether Islam as religion has the same fundamental norms and values as other religions, which form a common plat form a common platform among them. Some Muslim thinkers approve the idea of the common platform, while some others refuse. Nurcholish Madj…
Islamic Education Teachers [GPAI] plays an important role in instilling multicultural values on students as they serve as one of spearheads in implementing, disseminating, instilling and appreciating the values of pluralism. Every student is education to receive the values of pluralism so as to create a harmonious life. Therefore, GPAI needs to have a good understanding on multi-cultural issues…
Pesantren as a social-religious-institution has played a significant role in the dynamic of Indonesia nation. The role of the pesantren is not only concerned with educational and social religious aspects but also broader, namely social transformation. In developing pluralism awareness in multikultural era, the pesantren has the important role. At the pesantren, there are many values that can be…
Pesantren as a social-religious-institution has played a significant role in the dynamic of Indonesia nation. The role of the pesantren is not only concerned with educational and social-religious aspects but also broader, namely social transformation. In developing pluralism awareness in multicultural era, the pesantren has the important role. At the pesantren, there are many values that could …
Indonesia, with its diverse social, cultural and geographical variety, is one of the biggest multicultural societies in the world. This diversity-when-misused-can cause many problems such as corruption, collusion, nepotism, poverty, violence, damage to environment, separatism, and human right violation. Vis a vis this, multicultural education suggests that diversity of ethnicity, culture, langu…
Gender issue becomes an interesting concern in education for there has been cultural bias and gender inequalities that unconsiously spread out through teaching and learning activities. Some learning materials, especially in elementary and secondary schools, still show gender bias on occupation of women in general. This article will describe some pictures and illistrations in learning materials …