Implementation of Islamic School Culture for Shaping the Religious Character of Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

The primary goal of an educational institution is to support the overall growth and development of its students. In addition to this goal, the Islamic schools in Indonesia also aim to assist their students in their spiritual growth. For this reason, the Islamic schools have adopted forms of Islamic culture in their teaching process, for example, smiling, greeting and salam, performing the Dhuha and Dhuhr prayers, reading the Quran, and praying together. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the implementation of Islamic school culture could be carried out during the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to overcome this, more intensive communication was carried out between parents and the school to monitor student activities during learning at home. The research method used was a systematic literature review with documentation and review of relevant articles published between 2017 and 2021. Accordingly, 23 relevant articles were accessed from Google Scholar. The results of the studies revealed that Islamic school culture can be carried out during the COVID-19 pandemic with synergy between schools, teachers, and parents for shaping the students’ religious character. Keywords: Islamic school culture, religious character, Covid-19