CHARACTER-BASED CURRICULUM; PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE ISLAMIC EDUCATION IN SLTA

Abstract: This paper focuses on the conceptual of character-based curriculum in the Islamic Education in SLTA. The essence of education is value-infused enterprise. The quality of man as a changed agent is determined by the educational system. The character education has been a gaining momentum among politicians and educators in Indonesia since 2010. In the psychology approach, it also includes the spiritual and religious aspects. So that, character-based curriculum must be interrelated with values, virtues and conduct that guide decisions and behaviors to right and wrong ones which correspond to Religious Education. At present, the character-based curriculum provides little domain for training in the character education. The larger question is how to develop character-based curriculum. Character-based curriculum must be developed on the context of the large curriculum's offering, the routes that are followed in curriculum development can divert to a great extent. Key words: character-based curriculum; character education; Islamic education