Implementation Of Aswaja-Based Character Education For

SMK NU Lekok Pasuruan Students

Agus Qowiduddin
E-mail: [email protected]
Chusnul Hamidiah
University of Nahdlatul Ulama Pasuruan
Korespondensi penulis: [email protected]
Imamah
University of Nahdlatul Ulama Pasuruan
E-mail: [email protected]
Address: Jln. Raya Warung Dowo Utara Kec. Pohjentrek, Pasuruan, Jawa Timur, 67171
ABSTRACT
The implementation of character education in madrasah institutions has a strategic role
in shaping the character of students, because these institutions not only aim to transfer
knowledge, but also train students' soft skills through subjects related to Aswaja or NU
at school. This study describes the implementation of Aswaja-based character education
at SMK NU Lekok. This research is a type of descriptive qualitative research using the
literature study method. The research was conducted on November 11, 2023 at SMK
NU Lekok District, Pasuruan Regency, with the research subjects being 23 students of
class XI Multimedia Department. Data collection was conducted through observation,
interviews, and documentation. Data analysis used data reduction, data presentation,
and conclusion drawing or data verification. The results of research related to the
implementation of Aswaja-based character education in grade XI students at SMK NU
Lekok show that the management of ASWAJA character education has been thoroughly
integrated. In the implementation of ASWAJA character education at SMK NU Lekok
Pasuruan, each teacher has full responsibility in providing character learning and
being a role model. The implementation of ASWAJA character education in this school
is designed to shape the character of students in accordance with the teachings of
Ahlussunnah Wal Jama'ah, with the hope that they have good morals by developing and
implementing as a form of routine every day.
Keywords: Character Education, Based on Aswaja

INTRODUCTION Character education is currently

the main problem of education. In
Education is currently considered
addition to being part of the process of
to have a trategic and urgent value in
forming the morals of the nation‟s
shaping the character of a nation,
children, charcter education can also be
especially of students. In monitoring
expected to be the main foundation for
and continuously improving the quality
the success of the Indonesian state. Law
of education is a must, because
No. 20?2023 , Article 3 “National
basically education in general is able to
Esucation System” explains that the
empower students to able to fully
function of educating citizens is to
actualize themselves in the life of
develop abilities in orde to educate the
society, nation and state. In addition,
lives of citizens, and produce dignified
education also holds a task that is no
national character and civilization.
less important, namely transforming
National education aims to develop the
students into individuals who have good
potential of students to be noble,
personalities, moral and noble.
capable, innovative, independent and
The problems of education in
responsible.
Indonesia are very complex because
Samani and Hariyanto (2011:46)
every aspect faces challenges thet need
describe charcter education as a process
to be resolved. Moral loss has spread in
of guiding learners to become a whole
various layers of society, especially
person, with strong character, which
among students. Although, creating
includes heart, mind, body, taste, and
students who excel in academics is a
work. Character education can be
taks that is not easy, but forming
understood as the teaching of values,
students who have morals is much more
ethcis, morals, and personal qualities
difficuit, especially with the rapid
that aim to develop the ability of
development of technology that has a
learners to make good and bad
significant impact on the development
decisions, uphold what is good and
of students.
right, and actively realize thet goodness
in everyday life wholeheartedly. In the character of nationality and love of
addition, character studebts with, instill land. Both have harmony in the
concern for, can also interpreted as a development of each character. Students
planned effort to familiarize students at Madrasah Aliyah Amtsilati Bangsari
with, instill concern for, and internalize besides having Aswaja-based character
values, thus encouraging students to also have national character, which is a
behave as people with character. way of thinking, acting and having an
insight that places the interests of the
Berkowitz & Bier (2005:7)
nation and state above the interest of
explain that building learners‟ character
themselves and their groups (Subaidi,
through the school environment is an
2019).
effort to help learners grow in term of
ethics, responsibility, and positive Second, the research of Faris
values that are universal. These Khoirul Anam, Moh Fadil and
character values should be an integral Mukhammad Yahya. The research
part to be instilled in the development offers the formulation of Aswaja an-
of learners, allowing them to appy them nahdiliyah character values in
in various aspects of life such as family, strengthening religious moderation in
school, community, and country with Islamic boarding schools. The result of
the aim of having a positive impact on research on all elements in the boarding
their environment. school show the need to strengthen
Aswaja material in the formation of
In conducting research, rearchers
Aswaja charcter because of the
obtain many references, studies and data
separation between fikih and akidah.
sources from various parties. Among
aswaja can be used as a source in
them is by looking at previous studies
curriculum development thet leads to
that have similar themes with
religious moderation (Anam et al.,
researchers. Here are some previous
2021).
studies tht have similarities with the
title of the researcher incluiding. Third, Amin Ary Wibowo
Ma‟mun E NUr and Muslih Abdul
Fisrt, Subaidi‟s research,
Karim. This literature research explains
explaining the relationship between
that Aswaja values can be used as an
Aswaja-based character education with
important model for building moderate The research data source uses two
religious understanding. Education is data sources, namely primary and
the main choice in processing this secondary data sources. First, the
aswaja value-based character as a guide primary data source is data that is
to life. Aswaja values can also be directly obtained from the first source.
incorporated into learning materialsand In this study, the first source is the vice
educational processes to the support the principal, student affairs, teachers and
birth of understanding, patterns of students of class XI Multimedia
attitude and actions that are moderate in Department al SMK Nahdlatul Ulama
religion. (Wibowo et al., 2018) lekok Pasuruan. The second is
secondary or additional data sources
As a literature material, the three
which include all forms of
studies differ from researchers in
documents,both in writing and
research targeits. Researchers focus on
photographs (Ibrahim, 2015: 70).
the strategy of implementing charcter
Research use secondary data to
education based on Ahlussunnah wal
strengthen and complement the
Jama‟ah values implemented in one
information thas has been collected
madrasah or school, both thse that
throught interviews. the data sources
appear in the curriculum and the hiden
obtained are journals, articles about
curriculum. This research is a
schools, records of daily activities and
qualitative study that explores the
other data at the research site related to
nature that exists in the
character education of grade XI
implementatition of character education
Multimedia Departement students at
at SMK Nahdlatul Ulama Lekok
SMK Nahdkatul Ulama Lekok.
Pasuruan. The research source used
purposive smpling technique with data Aswaja or Ahlussunanh Wal
collection techniques throught Jama‟ah is linguistically derived from
abservation, interviews and the word Ahlun which means family,
documentation. Data analysis includes group pr followers. ahlussunanh means
data reduction, data presentation and people or groups of people who follow
conclusion drawing. the sunnah of the words, thoughts or
deeds of the Prophet Muhhamd SAW.
While al-Jam‟ah means a group of
people who have a goal. If guided by attitudes or characters that are important
madzab, it means a group of people models in dealing with increasingly
who have a firm view on one of the complex religious social dynamics and
madzab imams with the aim of getting this can be applied in education such as,
help and safety in the word and in the learning process because in
hereafter (Said aqil Siradj, 2008:5). essence an educator is not only
tranfering knowledge but behind it
The techings of Ahlussunah wal
educators also trnafer ethics conveying
Jama‟ah have humanist values,
knowledge. Therefore, an educator in
incluiding tawsuth (moderate), tasamuh
each material (Sulistiono, 2017:103).
(tolerant), tawazun (balanced), and
I‟tidal (justice). life in multicultural Assessment of character
Indonesia requires a character that is education qoutcomes is carried out
reconciling, reassuring and open- consistently and continuously. Research
minded. This character will later be is supported by a record of the
used for the development of student development of the level of progress of
character must be continuous studentsprinciples in mastering each
(continuity). In the implementation of basic competency as a minimum ability
the curriculum, it is found in that must be achieved by all students.
extracurricular and intracurricular This kind of assessment is called calss-
activities. to apply Aswaja values based assessment which is guided by
requires various parties, namely the principles, objectives and
taechers, students and parents and the implementation of more accurate and
community. consistent continuous assessment as
public accountability through the
In addition to shaping the
identification of competencies of
character of students later, Aswaja
learning outcomes that have been
values are able to counter the notions of
achieved, a clear statement of the
radicalism that have spred in Indonesia.
standars achieved as well as a map
Because Aswaja is moderate religious
student larning progress and reporting,
science. Aswaja teachings can be used
Class-based assessmen is able to cover
as a means of building a tolerant,
three domains namely; knowledge
inclusive understanding of Islam and
(cognitive), attitudes (affective), and
skills (psychomotor). These three vice psincipals, homeroom teachers and
definitions of domains should be students in implementing Aswaja-based
assessed proportionally according to the character education for students.
nature of Aswaja and ke-Nu-based Thus, character education at SMK
character education learning. A through Nahdlatul Ulama Lekok has a concept
assessment aspects must consider the in implementing character education, as
level of student development and the
an effort to train entellectuals to be
weight of each aspect of each broad-minded and improve the
component and material. character of students. Based on the
Character education aims to instill explanation above, it can be concluded
values in learners and update the norms that education that builds moral values
of life together with more respect for or character among students must
individual rights. In line with the always get special attention. Basic
opinion of Kesuma, et l., (2011:2) say education has an important role in
this character has value of about ar preparing the next generation from an
more. Personality will be associated early age to lead the nation in the future.
with the values of one‟s behavior. Therefore, it is important for all basic
Because from the point of view of education actors to have an awareness
character education, there is no learner of mmoral and moral issues. So in
behavior without value. reviewing the discussion, the research
artcle “Implementation of Aswaja-
The result of the rearch above,
Based Character Education for Students
have shown that is research is related to
of SMK NU Lekok Pasuruan”
character education on the morality of
Aswaja-based students. Therefore, there
is a rsearcher‟s interest ini conducting
qualitative research on class XI students
METHODE
of the Multimedia Department of SMK
Nahdlatul Ulama Lekok Pasuruan to This research uses descriptive
evaluate the implementation and qualitative research with a literature
synergy between various school study method. according to Sugiyono
components incluiding the principal, (2017:9), qualitative research method is
a re method used to research on natural presentation, and 3) data verification.
object conditions, where the researcher One of them can ensure the
acts as the main instrument. The development of Aswaja learning and
literature study mathode is a series of student report indicators applied at
activities related to library data SMK NU Lekok has included character
collection methods, reading, and education content. Other sources of
recording, and managing research study are based on literature from
materials (Zed, 2008:3). several article to be more accurate date
presentation material.
The rearch was conducted on
November 11, 2023 which is located at RESULT AND DISCUSSIONS

SMK NU on Jl. kabupaten No. 72, Character education is an effort to

Jatirejo, Lekok District, Pasuruan instill behavior values in students.
Regency consisting of class XI students Through education at school, students
of the Multimedia Departement with a can learn to be a good person, because
total of 23 students as a research review. an educational institution is not only
Data collection techniques used required to make students who have
observation, unterviews, documentation myriad of achivements, but also have
and based on other source of literature good attitudes, behavior and character
review article into research reference nd become a pride for parents and
materials. The observation method, schools. Educational institutions are
researchers made observations related tp expected to instill character in students.
habituation activities that have been Existing character values can be grown
implemented at SMK NU Lekok. Other through the vision, mission and goals of
data collection based on interviews the madrasah (Uliana & Setyowati,
from the head af curriculum, head of 2013: 174). and have competitive
student affairs and homeroom teacher. advantages in the global era, fostering a
While the documentation method, spirit of excellence and competitiveness
carried out to document the various in general, intensive for all school
activities that have been carried out at members, realizing quality, efficient,
SMK Nu Lekok. The data analysis effective, innovative and relevant
technique is an inductive technique that education, realizing management that is
takes steps: 1) data reduction, 2) data transparent, accountable, effective and
participatory, implementing a suitability, namely to foster morals,
Vacotional education system that is manners and character.
Production Based oriented, Developing
The teacher‟s role in to teach and
perception, apprection, artistic and sport
apply or implement in daily activities
creation.
and is expected to be habit of students
In forming the character of at home. The character education model
students based on the values of applied at SMK Nahdlatul Ulama
Ahlussunnah Wal Jama‟ah. In line with Lekok is character education based on
the vision and mission at Vocation Ahlussunah Wal Jama‟ah. The form of
Schoool Nadhlatul Ulama Lekok its applications has been carried out
Lekok. The school‟s vision is every day from the beginning to the end
“Excellence in Achievement, Creativity off school, such as Madrasatul Qur‟an
and Characterteristics”. Its mission is to activities, dhuha prayer, recitation of
creat education with graduates who are surat al-A‟sr at the end of each lesson,
Islamic based on Ahlussunnah Wal memorization of letters, istighosah,
Jama‟ah, have noble morals and have a dhuha prayers, tahlilan and dzuhur
national persepective, to create prayers in congregation. So that it can
education with graduates who are indirectly form a good attitudw or
intelligent, skilled, independent, character in students based on
charactereful, profesional Ahlussunnanh Wal Jam‟ah.

Aswaja learning in the local In this section the researcher will

content curriculum has been present the result of the study as well as
implemented at SMK NU Lekok. It outline the discussion based on research
aims to instill a character based on that has been carried out at SMK
Aswaja. The relantionship between Nahdlatul Ulama Lekok Pasuruan
Aswaja anda character education is regency regarding how the
moral development related to character, implementation of Aswaja-based
namely in the from of religious and character education is implemented.
national character. This relantionship is Based on this, the researche examines to
in accordance with the meaning of its form the character of students at SMK
Nahdlatul Ulama through several stages
as described from the data that has been beginning of the year. The planning
obtained in research through manner as stipulated in the educational
observation, interviews and calendar and ,adrasah program”.
documentation.
Based on the result of the study, it
In planning Aswaja character is know that related programs or
education at SMK Nahdlatul Ulama activities are carried out starting from
Lekok as conveyed by the head of daily, weekly, monthly programs. SMK
curriculum that “planning activities Nahdakatul Ulama Lekok implements
begins with the preparation of syllabus, character education in the form of
annual program, semester program, and activities as follow: 1) Madrsatul
curriculum preparation by integrating Qur‟an activities every morning. This
all subjects with character values. activity is routinely carried out for one
Through the planning process, special hour before dhuha prayer in
lesson hours have been arranged for congregation, anamely from 06.20-0720
Aswaja per week there are 2 lesson WIB. In Madrasatul Qur‟an or MQ,
hours.” So for the Aswaja character students learn to read the Qur‟an with
education process, it is structured, there tartil according to tajweed and also have
is special material for local content. In the apportunity to deposit memorization
addition to Aswaja, there are BTQ and which is a requirement for class
Fiqih subjects for 2 hours per week. promotions. In class XI the target is to
memorize selected letters including
The implementation of Aswaja
Surah Yasin and Tahlil, Surah Al-
character education at SMK Nahdalatul
Waqiah and Surah Al-mulk. 2)
Ulama Lekok is carried out in the
Performing dhuha prayers in
process of teaching and learning
congregation. After Madrasatul Qur‟an
activitis, activities at school, and
or MQ, educators and students peform
habituation outside of class hours. The
dhuha prayers in congregation for 8
implementation activities are outlined in
rakaat. 3) Prayer Habituation. Before
daily and weekly activities. as stated by
the lesson begins, students read the
the head of student affairs, “The
prayer “Raditul bi Allah Rabba” and so
planning of Aswaja character education
o, at the beginning of the lesson read
is carried out during the meeting at the
well in accordance with makhorijul congregational prayer to be held. 6)
letters, tajweed and tartil. This prayer is Dzuhur prayer in congregation and
often recited before starting the lerning Rowatib prayer every day with
process, both among students and santri. complete ptotocol. Dzuhur prayer is
The aim is to abtain knowledge that held after the last class hour, After the
brings blessings to oneself. Through dzuhur prayer, students perform a 2
this prayer, we ask Allah to be able to rakaat sunnah prayer. After the prayer is
have an open heart and mind. So that it performed, do not forger to read wirid
can understand and accept the lesson and prayer together every month. This
knowledge well. 4) Reading Syrah al- activity is implemented to encourage e
„Asr at the end of each lesson. It has students to get closer to Allah SWT, ask
become a tradition for Nahdliyin for helpfrom him and to make students
citizens, every time after various more devoted and have praiseworthy
meetings (kaffartul majlis). Surah Al- morals. This isthidhosah activity is a
„Asr is read. This practies turns out, in culture of Ahlussunnah Wal Jama‟ah
addition to being and old tradition that which must be preserved. This activity
the companions used to practice, there aims to make students realize thet
are also privolegesin it. 5) Reading achieving goals must be done with
praises or shalawatan before performing physical and mental efforts. 8)
prayers in congregation. reading dhikr Pilgrimage to the graves of the closest
and verses before performing prayers in guardians every time they taken an
congregation is a habit of nahdliyin exam. The next form of character
citizens which is a good and vuilding activities is a pilgrimage to the
recommended action in term of syair graves of guardians is an activity that
and planting the sreed of the people. In can add insight Aswaja character
addition to adding to the syiar of education. This guardian pilgrimage
religion, this practies is a very effective activity aims to increase the spiritual
strategy to spread the teachings of Islam intelligence of students, so it is hoped
in the cimmunity. Because it contains thet students will have strong Aswaja
some praise to Allah SWT, dhikr and character and can continue to be
avice. In addition, to treat boredom nurtured through pilgrimage activities
while waiting for the time for the to the tombs of guardians and elders.
Usually pilgrimage activities outside the case, the implementation of the daily
city or outside East Java are carried out program of Aswaja character education
at the beginning of even semester or is attached in accordance with the rules
incorporated in the study tour package. set out in the school order. The concept
With the pilgrimage activities of of Aswaja character educationan
guardians, the Aswaja character applied by students at SMK Nahdlatul
education values can be embedded in Ulama Lekok in integrating with
students and become something student activities, so that everything that
inherent to their lives in the future. 9) is carried out as a form Aswaja
Reading Diba‟ (shalawat Prophet character building process through
Muhammad SAW) periodically. 10) habituation and the pupose of the
Tahlilan, this activity is carried out habituation process a personality with
every time someone die either from one religious and social character.
of the teachers of SMK Nahdlatul
Habituation of students at SMK
Ulama Lekok, parents of students of
nahdlatul Ulama Lekok class XI
others, the madrasah will hold tahlil
Multimedia Departement has
reading activity we can pray for people
implemented Aswaja character in the
who have died. In addition, it is also
school environment both in class and
expected to preserve NU culture to the
outside the classroom. In line with that,
next generation and make students
the indicators of assessment of the
accustomed to the atmosphere so that
attitude of locally charged students in
when plunging into ready when told to
Aswaja subjects are outlined and
lead tahlil. and 12) Carrying out ghaib
developed in the form of student
prayers in congregation every time there
reporting. Based on the reporting of
are residents (students, teachers,
class-based assessment indicators,
guardians of students eho die) after
namely knowledge (cognitive), attitudes
dzhuhur prayers in congregation.
(affective), and skills (psychomotor) by
The implementation of Aswaja being assessed proportionally according
character education has been carried out to the nature of Aswaja-based character
and implemented in the form of routine education and ke- NU. Where a
habituation of students at school. In this comperehensive assessment is carried
out in all aspects by looking at the in the application of Aswaja haracter
habits of attitude, behavior, morals and education at SMK Nahdlatul Ulama
morals of students in the school Lekok has been successful in
environment. In this case, class XI implementing existing programs.
students of the Multimedia Departement
The documentation technique
at SMK Nahdlatul Ulama Lekok have
used by researchers to obtain and collect
carried out a form of implementing
information data on various matters
Ahlussunah Wal Jama‟ah-based
relating to this study can be outlined in
character education in the school
pjotographs of activities as a
environment.
reinforcement that researchers have
The statement from the result of actually carried out research at SMK
the interview by conducting direct Nahdalatul Ulama Lekok Pasuruan
researcj observations on students at Departement the following
SMK Nahdlatul Ulama Lekok class XI documentation.
Multimedia Departement has instilled
CONCLUSIONS
religious character education values,
especially in the Ahlussunnah Wal From the results of research
Jama‟ah teachings which are routine, regarding the implementation of
spontaneous and exemplary in the Aswaja-based character education for
school environment. On another class which has been set. The planning
accasion, researchers found habitution process involved the madrasah head,
activities for spiritual improvement, school commite, deputy head of
namely increasing faith and piety curriculum, deputy head of student
through religious activities such as affairs, and all teachers.
Madrasatul Qur‟an activities, dhuha This implementation of Aswaja
prayers, prayers surat al-„Asr, character education management is
sholawatan accompanied by praise to integrated into overall management. In
Allah SWT, dzuhur prayers, wiridan, the processs of organizing Aswaja
istighasah, pilgrimage to the grave of character education at NU Lekok
the guardian, reading mauled diba‟ and Pasuruan Vocational School, all
tahlil. So from it the strategy carried out teachers have the responsibility in the
teaching and learning process and be be upon him) periodically, tahlilan,
role models. Meanwhile, the person carrying out unseen prayers in
responsible for school activities is congregation every time someone
appointed by the principal based on (student, teacher, guardian of a student
competence in NU-ness. dies) after the dzuhur prayer in
congregation.
In the process of implementing
Aswaja character education Thus, Aswaja character education
management, it is realized through at Vocational School NU Lekok
scheduled routine activities. The form Pasuruan has a positive impct in
of implementation of Aswaja character shaping the morals and self-quality of
education at NU Lekok Pasuruan students. Through collaboration
Vocatioanla School aims to shape the between schools, teachers, students and
chracter of students so that they have the community, an environment is
good morals in accordance with the created that supports the growth of good
teachings of Ahlussunnah Wal Jama‟ah. character in accordance with the
NU Lekok Pasuruan Vocatioanl School teachings of Ahlussunnah Wal Jama‟ah.
organizes several activities including
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