<![CDATA[Discipline in Indonesian education is often addressed through external control rather than internal growth. This study seeks to address this issue by exploring how Stephen R. Covey’s 7 Habits model can be adapted to reconceptualize discipline as a liberating process that fosters independence, moral responsibility, and collective well-being. The research aims to bridge the global discipline model with the character education paradigm in Indonesia. Using a qualitative library research design with purposive sampling of global and national literature (2016–2025), the data were analyzed through content analysis to identify thematic patterns connecting the 7 Habits, discipline, and local religious-cultural traditions. The findings show that the 7 Habits implement discipline through self-regulation, prioritization, collaboration, empathy, synergy, and holistic renewal, with positive yet context-dependent impacts on students’ discipline, leadership, and socio-emotional growth. In the Indonesian context, integration with values such as ikhlas (sincerity), mujahadah al-nafs (self-discipline), and ta’dhim al-mu’allim (respect for teachers) strengthens discipline as a value-based practice within school culture. This study concludes that aligning global disciplinary principles with local wisdom produces a contextual approach to character education and provides conceptual contributions to the development of value-based discipline models as well as practical implications for curriculum design and educational policy.]]>
