Early childhood education teachers’ perception of the integration of anti-corruption education into islamic religious education in Bawean Island Indonesia

Abstract

All religions in the world, including Islam, prohibit corruption and the likes. However, apart from the majority of the Muslim population, many religious figures were found to be involved in corruption. A question arises about whether Islam has taken adequate prevention. Thus, the study aims to explore teachers’ perceptions of the need to include anti-corruption education even if they have already
had Islamic religious education. The research applied a qualitative descriptive method and took the settings of Islamic education institutions, particularly early childhood education. Participants were 58 female early childhood education teachers from 58 Indonesian schools on Bawean Island. The collected data were analyzed using the Dev and Qayyum (2017) feedback technique. The results show that 71.30% of all teachers in Bawean had a positive perception of the importance of anti-corruption education, while the rest, 28.37%, had a negative impression. Therefore, it is necessary to align the understanding of the people before implementing the mentioned education. The results can be the reference for other researches that fail to reach the goal of anti-corruption education due to the different perceptions.