SINTHOP: Media Kajian Pendidikan, Agama, Sosial dan Budaya
SINTHOP: Media Kajian Pendidikan, Agama, Sosial dan Budaya is a double-blind peer-reviewed academic journal published by Lembaga Aneuk Muda Peduli Ummat in collaboration with LaKaspia, Banda Aceh, Indonesia. The journal is committed to advancing scholarly discourse and disseminating high-quality research in the fields of education, religion, social sciences, and cultural studies. SINTHOP publishes original and rigorous research that explores multidisciplinary and cross-disciplinary perspectives on education, religion, social, and cultural issues. The journal welcomes a wide range of research methodologies, including qualitative studies, quantitative research, mixed-methods approaches, systematic literature reviews (SLR), meta-analyses, bibliometric studies, and theoretical or conceptual papers. The journal accepts submissions in the following focus areas: Education Studies, including pedagogy, curriculum development, educational assessment, digital learning, inclusive education, and educational policy from various theoretical and methodological lenses Religious Studies, covering multidisciplinary approaches to Qur’anic exegesis (tafsir), Hadith studies, Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh), theology (kalam), Islamic education, contemporary Islamic thought, and interfaith dialogue Social and Cultural Studies, exploring topics in sociology, anthropology, political science, communication, media studies, and cultural transformation Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, especially studies that critically engage with complex social, ethical, and spiritual issues by integrating perspectives from multiple disciplines SINTHOP particularly encourages submissions that offer innovative frameworks or comparative perspectives, and that contribute to theoretical advancement, policy development, or practical solutions to current societal challenges.
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Audience Reception of Mental Health Representation in the Film Sleep Call: An Encoding–Decoding Analysis
Annisa, Widya;
Sumarlan, Iman
Sinthop: Media Kajian Pendidikan, Agama, Sosial dan Budaya Vol. 5 No. 1 (2026): January-June
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DOI: 10.69548/sinthop.v5.i1.82.1-11
This study examines how audiences interpret representations of mental health in the Indonesian film Sleep Call using Stuart Hall’s encoding/decoding framework. Employing a descriptive qualitative approach, the research draws on in-depth interviews with eight female Generation Z viewers aged 20–25 who watched the film in cinemas or via the Prime Video streaming platform. The data were analyzed through a thematic reception analysis to identify dominant-hegemonic, negotiated, and oppositional decoding positions. The findings indicate that dominant-hegemonic readings largely align with the film’s preferred meaning by framing mental health vulnerability as closely linked to economic pressure, illegal online lending, and digital loneliness. Negotiated readings accept this framing while expanding it to include relational and social dimensions, particularly the role of support systems. Oppositional readings challenge the film’s narrative by foregrounding issues of gender representation and agency, interpreting the portrayal of mental health as embedded within broader representational politics.These findings demonstrate that meanings surrounding mental health in popular cinema are not fixed but are actively negotiated by audiences based on lived experience and ideological positioning. Within the context of a bounded interpretive community, this study contributes to media reception research in Indonesia by clarifying how mental health representations are decoded, contested, and reinterpreted in contemporary film culture.
Developing the Al-Ghazali Learning Values Scale: Initial Evidence of Validity and Reliability among Online Learners
Hayati, Pelita;
Hurriyati, Evi Afifah
Sinthop: Media Kajian Pendidikan, Agama, Sosial dan Budaya Vol. 5 No. 1 (2026): January-June
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DOI: 10.69548/sinthop.v5.i1.83.43-53
Learning values play an important role in shaping students’ attitudes toward knowledge, discipline, and academic responsibility. Although Al-Ghazali’s educational philosophy provides a rich framework for value-based learning, empirical instruments designed to measure these values remain limited in contemporary educational research. This study aimed to examine the initial psychometric properties of the Al-Ghazali Learning Values Scale among students engaged in online learning. The instrument was developed based on key dimensions derived from Al-Ghazali’s educational thought, including sincerity in learning, academic ethics, self-reflection, perseverance in seeking knowledge, and the integration of knowledge with moral and spiritual purposes. The preliminary scale consisted of 28 items and was administered to 263 Muslim students enrolled in online learning programs. Item validity was examined using corrected item–total correlation, while internal reliability was assessed using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. The results indicated that all items met the minimum validity criterion and demonstrated strong internal consistency, with a Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of 0.894. The Kaiser–Meyer–Olkin statistic also indicated excellent sampling adequacy. These findings provide preliminary empirical evidence supporting the feasibility of the Al-Ghazali Learning Values Scale as a tool for examining value-based learning within the context of contemporary educational research.
Prophetic Communication in Tafsir Al-Mishbah: Tabshir–Indzar, Hiwar, and Amtsal as A Model of Transcendental Communication
Yushari, Febi;
Ibrahim, Muhammad Syahrial Razali
Sinthop: Media Kajian Pendidikan, Agama, Sosial dan Budaya Vol. 5 No. 1 (2026): January-June
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DOI: 10.69548/sinthop.v5.i1.80.54-67
This study examines prophetic communication in the Qur’an through the interpretive framework of Tafsir Al-Mishbah by Muhammad Quraish Shihab and maps its major communicative strategies into a persuasive-dialogic model relevant to contemporary da'wah. The study employs a qualitative library research design with Tafsir Al-Mishbah as the primary source, supported by relevant scholarship in Qur’anic exegesis, Islamic communication, and contemporary religious communication. The unit of analysis consists of Quraish Shihab’s interpretive constructions of selected Qur’anic verses that reflect the communicative dimensions of prophethood. The analysis was conducted through thematic interpretation (tafsir mawḍū‘ī), close reading, thematic coding, and conceptual interpretation using persuasive, dialogic, and transcendental communication frameworks. The findings show that prophetic communication in Tafsir Al-Mishbah is structured through several interconnected strategies, namely tabshīr (encouragement and glad tidings), indzār (warning and moral caution), ḥiwār (dialogical engagement), and amtsāl (parable-based communication). These strategies are further guided by ethical principles such as ḥikmah, mau‘izhah ḥasanah, gentleness, and participatory engagement. The study concludes that prophetic communication in Tafsir Al-Mishbah constitutes a coherent model of transcendental communication that integrates persuasion, dialogue, symbolic teaching, and ethical responsibility.