Kharisma: Jurnal Administrasi dan Manajemen Pendidikan
Vol. 5 No. 3 (2026): Integrative Islamic Education Management

Local Wisdom Accommodation Models for Religious Moderation in Madrasah Aliyah: A Multiple-Case Study

M.A. Hermawan (Universitas Islam Negeri Profesor Kiai Haji Saifuddin Zuhri Purwokerto)
Asdlori Asdlori (Universitas Islam Negeri Profesor Kiai Haji Saifuddin Zuhri Purwokerto)
Ahmad Ali Yenuri (Universitas Kiai Abdullah Faqih Gresik)
Toifur Toifur (Universitas Islam Negeri Profesor Kiai Haji Saifuddin Zuhri Purwokerto)
Hasan Busri (Universitas Islam Malang, Malang)



Article Info

Publish Date
13 Oct 2026

Abstract

This study examines models of local wisdom accommodation for religious moderation in Madrasah Aliyah in Indonesia. Although religious moderation has become a key agenda in Islamic education, research on how institutions, culture, and curricula accommodate local wisdom remains underexplored. This study aims to identify models of local wisdom accommodation, examine their socio-religious contexts, and analyze their contribution to religious moderation. Using a qualitative multiple-case study design, the study was conducted at four Madrasah Aliyah in Banyumas, Purbalingga, and Kediri. Data were collected through in-depth interviews, participant observation, documentation, and focus group discussions involving 28 participants, including principals, teachers, and students, selected through purposive and snowball sampling. The findings identify three models of local wisdom accommodation: introducing local culture, forming school culture, and integrating local wisdom into the curriculum. The introduction model familiarizes students with local traditions and cultural values; the school culture model institutionalizes local traditions through everyday school practices; and the curricular integration model incorporates local wisdom into the curriculum, learning activities, and school vision and mission. These models provide contextual opportunities for cultivating religious moderation, particularly tolerance, rejection of violence, and accommodative attitudes toward local cultural traditions. The study contributes an empirically grounded typology of local wisdom accommodation and demonstrates how local cultural resources can be connected with institutional, cultural, and curricular practices in Islamic education.

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kh

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Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Education

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Kharisma: Jurnal Administrasi dan Manajemen Pendidikan contains publications on reviews, thought results, and research on education management that includes curriculum management, graduate management, learning process management, facility and infrastructure management, education management, ...