Integration Of Social Sciences And Islamic Religious Education In Character Formation Of Students

Abstract

The main focus in this study is that students are currently experiencing a moral decline that requires improvements from various clumps of character education in the learning process activities. The purpose of this study is to provide an understanding of the importance of integrating social science and religious education in shaping the character of students in order to create characters according to the demands of the Shari'a. Social science is an educational program that has educational materials from various exact disciplines and social-humanities. Character will be embedded in a person because of the habits in his life such as: caring, disciplined, fair, responsible, religious, honest, tolerant, hard work, peace-loving, cooperative. Islamic religious education is a science that must coexist with social sciences. Because the character you want to create cannot be separated from the demands of religious teachings. The results of the study indicate that the integration of social science and Islamic religious education greatly contributes to the formation of the character of students.
Keywords: Social Education Science, Islamic Religious Education, Character Building