Teacher Creativity Counteracts Radicalism in The World of Education Based on Local Cultural Values

Abstract

Religious studies have lately been considered a source of the spread of radicalism that is growing massively and targeting all ages, especially students. This study aims to identify and investigate religious teachers’ creativity in countering radicalism based on local cultural values. This study hypothesizes that there is a relationship between the creativity of religious teachers and efforts to counteract radicalism based on local cultural values. This study uses a mixed method convergent design in Lombok and Makassar which were determined intentionally through purposive sampling technique. The research was carried out from August to October 2021. The population in this study were all religious teachers (23 people) with a saturated sample at the research locus. The measurement variables in this study include aspects of the perspectives, policies, and practices of religious teachers in counteracting radicalism based on local cultural values. Qualitative and quantitative data analysis is carried out descriptively. The results show that the creativity of religious teachers has a relationship and occupies a central position to counteract radicalism based on local cultural values. Meanwhile, overall, there is a close relationship between the creativity of religious teachers in aspects of perspective, policy, and practice with efforts to counteract radicalism based on local cultural values.