Habituation-Based Character Formation at Al Irsyad Tengaran 7 Islamic Islamic Boarding School, Batu City

Abstract

Islamic boarding schools have considerable concern for controlling civil society, especially through empowerment in the field of character education. Likewise, the Al Irsyad Tengaran 7 Islamic Islamic Boarding School, Batu City, has its own uniqueness in implementing habit-based character formation. This research uses qualitative design. As for data collection techniques, researchers employed observation, interviews, and documentation. The subjects in this research were the school principal, head of curriculum, teachers and students. The results of this research indicate that the Al Irsyad Tengaran 7 Islamic Islamic Boarding School in Batu City implements character formation due to the condition of the current young generation which is experiencing a decline in morals, namely the loss of a sense of politeness, reduced empathy or sensitivity towards the environment, and children's indifference to parental orders. The form of implementation uses three models; moral modeling, habituation, and moral acting. The habituation of students is carried out through daily activities, namely by implementing the habit of smiling, greeting and saying hello (known as 3S in Bahasa Indonesia), the habit of living a clean and healthy life, the habit of reading the Asmaul Husna and conducting daily prayers, the habit of being honest, the habit of having a responsible attitude, disciplinary training and Al-Quran literacy habits, which are programmed to be mutually sustainable and implemented continuously.