An interdisciplinary approach to islamic learning in elementary schools

Abstract

Islamic Religious Education (PAI) continues to be the focus of interesting studies, as it becomes a compulsory subject at all levels of education, becoming the basis for harmonizing the intellectual, moral, and skill aspects of students in the school environment. This study aims to explore the relevance of the interdisciplinary approach in the context of learning Islamic Religious Education in elementary schools. A descriptive qualitative approach with a literature study method was used as a research approach, with the search for library data mainly focused on concepts about the interdisciplinary approach, Islamic Education learning, and similar relevant concepts. Data analysis used a content analysis model. The results of this study show that interdisciplinary at Islamic Learning or PAI learning is an integral part of the integrated learning approach. At the elementary level, the integrated approach is realized in integrative thematic learning, where several subjects combine their competencies into a specific theme network. The relevance of this approach is further proven by the continuation of the concept in the latest curriculum, the Merdeka Curriculum, which does not eliminate the thematic approach but instead enriches it by accepting other relevant approaches