Peer-reviewed article
Early Childhood Education : In The Past, Present and Future
Rina Syafrida, Mimin Maryati, Hinggil Permana ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This study examines early childhood education at a single Islamic school in East Jakarta, Indonesia, looking at its history, current practices, and future direction. The research used qualitative case study methods over three months to understand how the institution implements its educational approach. The school combines Islamic character formation with global perspectives and uses four developmental concepts—heart, mind, exercise, and feeling—to support children's growth and potential.
Key points
- The study combines analysis of past institutional history, present implementation, and future development needs
- The school integrates two main concepts: Islamic character formation with global outlook
- The educational model incorporates four developmental domains: heart, mind, exercise, and feeling
- Research included perspectives from both parents and educators
- A qualitative case study approach was used with triangulation of data sources
Limitations
The study is limited to a single institution in one location, so findings cannot be generalized to early childhood education practices more broadly in Indonesia or elsewhere. The document does not provide evidence of intervention effectiveness or child outcomes measured through quantitative means.
Abstract
This study aims to analyze the early childhood education development in the past in terms of the establishment history of an institution, the early childhood education development and implementation today and the early childhood education development in the future is seen based on the needs analysis and expectations of parents and educator. The study was conducted for 3 months from February to April 2019 at the Global Islamic School institution, on Jalan Raya Condet, East Jakarta. The research method is a qualitative approach with a case study strategy that aims to research natural object conditions, researchers act as key instruments, triangulation data collection techniques, inductive data analysis and qualitative research results emphasize more on meaning than generalization. The conclusion obtained is that the Global Islamic School combines two main concepts, namely the formation of the character of a Muslim with a global insight and combines the 4 concepts of the nature of the child, namely the heart, mind, exercise and feeling in helping children develop their potential and abilities.