Peer-reviewed article
Aisyiyah's Concept of Early Childhood Education
Sumarti, Abuddin Nata, Adian Husaini, Maemunah Sa’diyah, Muh Arbiyansyah Nur ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This study describes the early childhood education approach developed by Aisyiyah-Muhamadiyah, an Indonesian organization. The approach emphasizes faith, piety and moral character as educational objectives, grounded in Islamic philosophy and incorporating play-based learning methods. The curriculum integrates local wisdom with international early childhood education frameworks, organized around centres focused on Islamic values and character development.
Key points
- Educational objectives center on faith, piety and noble character development
- Theoretical foundation draws from religious pragmatic philosophy inspired by Ibn Sina and Ibn Khaldun
- Learning process adapts Froebel and Sara Smilansky approaches with incorporation of local wisdom
- Curriculum uses centre-based learning combining Islamic values with early childhood education methods
Limitations
This is a descriptive study of a curriculum framework based on document analysis, not an evaluation of outcomes. It does not provide evidence of whether this approach improves children's learning, development or well-being compared to other early childhood programs.
Abstract
This study aims to describe the concept of early childhood education initiated by Aisyiyah-Muhamadiyah. This research uses a qualitative method with a content analysis approach from the book Education for Children with Progress and Quality published by the Dikdasmen of Aisyiyah Central Board in 2019. The results of the study: 1) The objectives of Aisyiyah PAUD are faith, piety and noble character, 2) the theoretical basis of education is the religious pragmatic school inspired by Ibn Sina and Ibn Khaldun, 3) the learning process is adapted from Froubel-Sara Smilansky by utilising local wisdom, 4) the learning process uses centres by adapting the Iman and Taqwa centres with al-Islam ke-Muhamadiyahan and ke-Aisyiyahan.