DEVELOPING ISLAMIC EDUCATION MATERIALS ON SOFT SKILLS AND CHARACTER BUILDING IN ISLAMIC SCHOOLS IN INDONESIA

The challenges of Islamic education and Islamic schools in Indonesia from day to day is very complex. In this context, the development of learning materials needs to be done, includ¬ing in Islamic education on soft skills and character building to address the problem of the graduate Islamic school (out-put) that expected to be a graduate of a successful, faithful and akhlaq noble and competitive in the era of globalization in science and information technol¬ogy. This paper focuses on interesting issue and important discussion that any material of Islamic education in Islamic schools in Indonesia during this time? How is the development of Islamic education materials on soft skills and character building in Islamic schools in Indo¬nesia? The paper was written using qualitative data which is based on references and books, news, journals and opinions in the media and other sources that are relevant in the study of Islamic education material development. The results showed that: first, the material of Islamic education in Islamic schools in Indonesia focuses on the study of the faith/ aqidah, Islam/ Sha¬ria and worship, and charity/ morals. Second, the development of Islamic education materials on soft skills and character building in Islamic schools in Indonesia includes several religious character, honesty, tolerance, discipline, hard work, creative, independent, democratic, curi¬osity, the spirit of nationalism, patriotism, respect achievements, friendship/ communicative, love peace, love reading, care for the environment, social responsibility and social caring