Inclusive Citizenship Character (ICC): An Investigation of Indonesian Islamic Boarding School Leader’s

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10.2991/978-2-38476-513-3_12How to use a DOI?

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Citizenship; Inclusive Education; Islamic Boarding School; Leader

Abstract

This study aims to examine the characteristics of moderate citizenship in Indonesian Islamic Boarding School (Pesantren) and find a new concept called Inclusive Citizenship Character (ICC). Through a qualitative approach with in-depth interviews, observations, and document analysis, this study involved nine respondent Pesantren leaders representing three different typologies: modern, semi-modern, and traditional Pesantren. The results revealed that Pesantren leaders apply a leadership model that prioritizes inclusiveness values in shaping santri’s citizenship character, which is then formulated as the ICC concept. There are variations in the application of leadership models based on Pesantren typology, with modern Pesantren tending to be more open to the values of diversity, semi-modern Pesantren showing selective adaptation to modernity, while traditional Pesantren emphasize the values of local wisdom integrated with the principle of tolerance. This study identifies five main dimensions of ICC as new findings: openness to differences, commitment to social justice, cross-cultural dialog skills, conflict resolution skills, and orientation to the common good. This research is important to do considering the vital role of Pesantren as an Islamic educational institution that has the potential to become a bastion of religious moderation and a shaper of inclusive citizenship character in the midst of strengthening social and political polarization. This research contributes to the formulation of the ICC concept which can become a new theoretical framework in the study of Islamic educational leadership, as well as provide practical recommendations for strengthening inclusive citizenship education in Pesantren which has an impact on deradicalization efforts and strengthening social cohesion in pluralistic Indonesian society.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - M. Alifudin Ikhsan
AU  - Marzuki Marzuki
AU  - Suharno Suharno
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/12/23
TI  - Inclusive Citizenship Character (ICC): An Investigation of Indonesian Islamic Boarding School Leader’s
BT  - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Humanities and Social Science (ICHSS 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 121
EP  - 132
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-513-3_12
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-513-3_12
ID  - Ikhsan2025
ER  -