Journal of Education Research
Vol. 7 No. 3 (2026): in Progress

School Culture in Shaping Religious Identity: A Critical Pedagogy Analysis of Islamic Early Childhood Education

Sekar Arum JQ (Magister Pendidikan Agama Islam, UIN Kyai Ageng Muhammad Besari Ponorogo)
Mambaul Ngadimah (Magister Pendidikan Agama Islam, UIN Kyai Ageng Muhammad Besari Ponorogo)



Article Info

Publish Date
26 Jul 2026

Abstract

The formation of religious identity in early childhood education requires an approach that transcends knowledge transfer toward continuous social construction. This study aims to analyze the role of school culture as a means of forming religious identity at RA Muslimat NU 093 Jonggol. A qualitative approach with a case study design was employed, with data collected through observation, semi-structured interviews, and documentation. Data were analyzed using the Miles, Huberman, and Saldana model, interpreted through Peter McLaren's Critical Pedagogy and Henri Tajfel's Social Identity Theory. Results indicate that religious identity is shaped through religious habituation, teacher role modeling, representation of Nahdlatul Ulama symbols and traditions, and social experiences fostering a sense of belonging to the religious community. Religious identity forms not through indoctrination but through ongoing social construction within school culture. These findings enrich scholarship on school culture in Islamic education from a religious identity construction perspective.

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jer

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Humanities Education Mathematics Social Sciences

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Journal of Education Research is a peer-refereed open-access journal which has been established for the dissemination of state of the art knowledge in the field of education. This Journal is published for time per year at March, June, September and December by Perkumpulan Pengelola Jurnal PAUD ...