Development of learning activities for ethical promotion of adherence to the faith for Muslim youth in the three Southern border provinces

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to develop learning activities and to explore the outcomes of implementing the learning activities for ethical promotion of adherence to the faith for Muslim youth in the three Southern border provinces. Data were gathered through brainstorming and critique forums with four groups of informants: Muslim youth, parents and guardians, Muslim leaders, and freelance Islamic academics. The data were analyzed using content analysis and presented using descriptive statistics. Experimental practices were performed with 40 target youth and analyzed using the R program to determine the paired t-test. The research found the following: (1) Learning activities for ethical promotion of adherence to the faith suitable for the operational area and the target
group were the “Halaqah learning activities” with six steps: an opening statement, introduction, citing examples from Al-Quran and Al-Hadith texts, discussion and knowledge exchange, conclusions and reflections, and a closing statement, and (2) After the experiment, the ethical behaviors of adherence to the faith among the youth were statistically higher than before participation in the activities at .001.