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Prof Madya Dr. Mastura
Badzis, Director, Development Research Center of
Children (NCDRC) Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris,
Malaysia (Vice President Helwa)
Integrative Curriculum
Construction
Philosophy of early
childhood education that is based on an integrative
approach, if examined in depth is based on the following
concepts that are integrated between the two views:
1. Construction of manners
and character building.
2. Play is the main task of the child.
3. Children are individuals who are unique and different
from each other.
4. Neurological and sensory stimulation through active
participation in all activities.
5. Freedom and space for children to identify what they
want and are able to do.
6. Meet the spiritual needs balance, physiological,
psychological and physical growth of children.
7. A conducive environment, fun and safe.
8. Concern for the environment and the provision of
healthy eating and clean.
9. Respect for diversity and rights in equal shares.
In fact, whether in the west
or the east, all the people expect their
children toward
character building and personality of high character and
prudence in dealing with globalization is increasingly
challenging. All parents would want to produce a
generation of strong-minded, critical and creative
thinking in every aspect of life.
However, a discovery that I want to talk about
after the fact revealed from ancient history.
Perhaps for these people who think the theories
and knowledge related to child development,
parenting education and a modern approach to
educating children,
especially in the early stages of life dominated by the
west and not relevant to Islam.
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Often the subject or the
subject of the psychological development of
children who are taught in schools and
institutions of higher education referred to the
findings highlighted by the West. The reality of
modern approaches that we see today is actually
dominated by Islamic scholars in its glory once.
We often say about Jean Piaget and cognitive
development theory, but we forget the Ibn Sina
(980-1036 AD 370-428 Hijria =) which tried the
same thing centuries before Piaget. These days
we are busy talking about the Emotional
Intelligent pioneered by Howard Gadgner without
realizing Ibn Khaldun (733-808 Hijria =
1332-1406 AD) was for centuries the peeling
issue in his |
'almuqaddimah'. We began to speak about the
importance of understanding individual differences in
growth among children without reference to the writing
of Al-Ghazali and his
arguments about the issue in talking about the
issues of socio-emotional development of
children.
There are
many educators of children are so busy dealing with the
importance played by learning as a curricular approach
is most appropriate to the child because it refers to
the natural characteristics of children who really love
to play. Name Froebel, Susan Isaacs, Mc Millan, and many
more theories about the game from the perspective of the
west in the call and the head. Presumably it has been
dominated by so many prominent scholars such as Al-Ghazali,
Ibn Sina, Ikhwan Al-Safa and so forth. In fact, many of
the hadiths that mention the importance of play in the
lives of children who showed its suitability as a key
approach to the development of a child's learning.
However, as these hadith are not given the attention and
often stripped. So when Muslims talk about children's
development is certainly a reference Western scholars
writing without being aware of or might forget, have no
such effort was recorded and described by previous
scholars, for example, Ibn Qayyim Al-Jauziah in "tuhfatul
maudud fi ahkam almaulud".
Muslims
who study the psychology of education today is certainly
familiar with the theories put forward by Behaviourist,
Social Learning Theory, and so forth. Among the main
ideas put forward by this theory is the
child through
observation and Students easily replicate what the
treatment. To maintain good behavior displayed by a
child, then they should be strengthened. A brilliant
Islamic scholars Imam Al-Ghazali, who discuss such
details in advance of such problems in his Ihya 'Ulumuddin
and produce five major aspects in the
education of
children, particularly in the early stages of
development: Qudwah (Role model), Mulahazah wa mutaba'ah
( Observation and imitation), i'tiyad (custom / habit),
the issue of Al-thawab wa al iqab (reward and
punishment) and advice (advice) as a solution.
Imam Al
Ghazali was so stressed the importance of parents and
educators need to be a role model or an excellent
attitude or behavior as shown by their parents is
actually the curriculum in the education of a
child. In
accordance with the nature of children who love to
imitate the behavior or anything that is in front of
him, and as pointed out by Imam Al Ghazali, children
learn through observation that if left unchecked it will
become a habit or I'tiyad and difficult to be formed. In
addressing this problem parents or educators to give a
choice between consolidation and better rewards or
punishments. Roads are our best advice is to give the
approach is "to educate people with mental or alhal
bilhal." As stated in the essay book "al-walad ayyuha."
This is
an example of applying the technique of educating
children at an early stage of age-based integrated
curriculum integration appeared between the views of
Western scholars and Muslim scholars in assessing and
solving the problem of dealing with things that happen
in the life of a child. Integrative approach also gives
the meaning of continuity between theory and practice,
evidence of the beliefs and practices as well as
integration of the head with the implementation of a
trust to be established.
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In fact,
Islam has a real and reflected the theory but in terms
of applications, most western scholars will attempt to
implement the try through scientific studies and conduct
further experiments and upon being satisfied with the
impact of effective and they are too proud to say this
is a new theory and Luckily for those who practice it.!
In reality, this is the cause of backwardness of Muslims
in the world of globalization. No less and no blame
Islam, but the attitude of Muslims who have converted.
"Allah will not change the fate of a people until they
change it themselves ..." It is true the word of God!
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