Characteristic of Students’ Personality for An Ulul Albab Program Student Intake In Malaysia

DOI

10.2991/icems-17.2018.48How to use a DOI?

Keywords

MARA Junior Science College, Ulul Albab, Students’ Personality, character building

Abstract

The study was conducted to determine the criteria in students’ selection for admission to the Ulul Albab program at a MARA Junior Science College, Gemencheh, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. The primary mission of the Ulul Albab curriculum is to develop a personality who is scientifically inclined in science and technology and also knowledgeable in the Quran and Sunnah through the enculturation of the Quran. The emphasis on developing students' personality character is also in line with the intention stated in the Blueprint (MEB) starting from the year 2013-2025. Since the character is one of the important things that need to be addressed, the study is deemed necessary to determine the characteristics of the personality necessary for the selection of students into the Ulul Albab program through the perspective of administrators, teachers, parents and students. The design of the study is a qualitative approach through a case study to answer the research question. Purposive sampling was used for the selection of the respondents. A semi-structured interview technique was conducted to collect data. Through the analysis, it was found that there are 22 main themes that have been identified, namely, the love of the Koran, extraversion, adept at reading the Quran, al-syaja'ah properties, Ta'zim, perseverance, keeping in touch with God, interested in learning concepts that understand, responsible, having a vision in life, confidence with God’s help, being diligent, interested in science aqli, motivated, sincere, humble, trying to improve himself, seeking the truth, able to handle life and trust. These characteristics are appropriate for students to have prior to entering the school for a smooth journey in the Ulul Albab program.

Copyright

© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

Open Access

This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

Download article (PDF)

TY  - CONF
AU  - Umi Kalthom Abdul Manaf
AU  - Fadzilah Abdul Rahman
AU  - Fathiyah Mohd Fakhruddin
AU  - Siti Solehah Ibrahim
PY  - 2017/10
DA  - 2017/10
TI  - Characteristic of Students’ Personality for An Ulul Albab Program Student Intake In Malaysia
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Education in Muslim Society (ICEMS 2017)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 253
EP  - 259
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/icems-17.2018.48
DO  - 10.2991/icems-17.2018.48
ID  - KalthomAbdulManaf2017/10
ER  -