Cultural Values Of Muhammadiyah Boarding School

Abstract

Nowadays, the declining moral values that have plagued our society cannot be separated from the ineffectiveness of instilling moral values, both in the family, school, boarding schools, and society as a whole. It is necessary to instill cultural values in the education environment as a subculture which is the existence of character building. This paper aimed to describe the cultural values of Muhammadiyah Boarding School and its benefits for the life of the students. This study was a qualitative study using a case study approach with the location of the Senior High School of Muhammadiyah Sains (Trensains) Sragen, Central Java, Indonesia. The data collection technique was carried out through in-depth interviews with three informants, observation on the interaction of students with students, students with the instructor of the Boarding School, students and ustadz/ustadzah (teachers), documentations through the Trensains guiding book, photos, and social media. The results of this study indicated that the cultural values carried out in the Trensains environment were independence values, leadership values, disciplinary values, environmental care values, ukhuwah (fraternity/brotherhood) and family values, scientific and expertise values, and research and natural observation values. These cultural values provided the benefits for the character building of students in the boarding school environment. This study is expected to be input for the Boarding School Development Institute, Muhammadiyah Central Management which is developing nationally the cultural values contained in the Muhammadiyah Boarding School extensively.