Strategic Roles of Teachers in Promoting Interfaith Education for Unity in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
This study aims to explore the strategic role of teachers in building character education through a multireligious approach in Central Kalimantan. Using a mixed-method approach with a sequential explanatory design, the study combined quantitative analysis of the structural relationships between spir...
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| author | Fransiskus Janu Hamu Emiliana Sri Pudjiarti Andreas Jimmy William Chang |
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| description | This study aims to explore the strategic role of teachers in building character education through a multireligious approach in Central Kalimantan. Using a mixed-method approach with a sequential explanatory design, the study combined quantitative analysis of the structural relationships between spiritual engagement, pro-social engagement, interfaith cooperation, and social integration with thematic analysis of in-depth interviews with teachers from five religious traditions (Muslim, Catholicism, Protestantism, Buddhism, and Hinduism). Quantitative data analysis used structural equation modelling with a partial least squares approach and qualitative data used thematic analysis with NVivo 14 software. The results revealed that spiritual engagement has a significant effect on interfaith cooperation and an indirect effect on social integration. In contrast, pro-social engagement has a significant effect on both interreligious cooperation and social integration. Thematic findings showed the convergence of teachers' practices in integrating universal spiritual values, facilitating interfaith pro-social activities, developing interfaith dialogue, and creating an inclusive learning environment that supports students' character-building. Expert validation confirmed the successful implementation of interpretive and integrative approaches in transforming religious education from an exclusive to an inclusive, transformative model. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bc4f59b4850a4ffbaa78615670565b942025-08-20T03:32:22ZengLPPM Universitas Pendidikan MandalikaJurnal Kependidikan2442-76672025-06-0111249350310.33394/jk.v11i2.150186825Strategic Roles of Teachers in Promoting Interfaith Education for Unity in Central Kalimantan, IndonesiaFransiskus Janu Hamu0Emiliana Sri Pudjiarti1Andreas Jimmy2William Chang3STIPAS Tahasak Danum PambelumUniversitas 17 Agustus 1945 SemarangSTIPAS Tahasak Danum PambelumUniversitas Widya Dharma PontianakThis study aims to explore the strategic role of teachers in building character education through a multireligious approach in Central Kalimantan. Using a mixed-method approach with a sequential explanatory design, the study combined quantitative analysis of the structural relationships between spiritual engagement, pro-social engagement, interfaith cooperation, and social integration with thematic analysis of in-depth interviews with teachers from five religious traditions (Muslim, Catholicism, Protestantism, Buddhism, and Hinduism). Quantitative data analysis used structural equation modelling with a partial least squares approach and qualitative data used thematic analysis with NVivo 14 software. The results revealed that spiritual engagement has a significant effect on interfaith cooperation and an indirect effect on social integration. In contrast, pro-social engagement has a significant effect on both interreligious cooperation and social integration. Thematic findings showed the convergence of teachers' practices in integrating universal spiritual values, facilitating interfaith pro-social activities, developing interfaith dialogue, and creating an inclusive learning environment that supports students' character-building. Expert validation confirmed the successful implementation of interpretive and integrative approaches in transforming religious education from an exclusive to an inclusive, transformative model.https://e-journal.undikma.ac.id/index.php/jurnalkependidikan/article/view/15018spiritual engagementpro-social engagementinterfaith cooperationsocial integration. |
| spellingShingle | Fransiskus Janu Hamu Emiliana Sri Pudjiarti Andreas Jimmy William Chang Strategic Roles of Teachers in Promoting Interfaith Education for Unity in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia Jurnal Kependidikan spiritual engagement pro-social engagement interfaith cooperation social integration. |
| title | Strategic Roles of Teachers in Promoting Interfaith Education for Unity in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia |
| title_full | Strategic Roles of Teachers in Promoting Interfaith Education for Unity in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia |
| title_fullStr | Strategic Roles of Teachers in Promoting Interfaith Education for Unity in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Strategic Roles of Teachers in Promoting Interfaith Education for Unity in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia |
| title_short | Strategic Roles of Teachers in Promoting Interfaith Education for Unity in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia |
| title_sort | strategic roles of teachers in promoting interfaith education for unity in central kalimantan indonesia |
| topic | spiritual engagement pro-social engagement interfaith cooperation social integration. |
| url | https://e-journal.undikma.ac.id/index.php/jurnalkependidikan/article/view/15018 |
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