Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Mas Said Surakarta
International Conference on Islamic Education and Instruction

Transformation of Islamic Education Curriculum through Eco-Pesantren Approach: Integration of Islamic Values and Sustainability Principles

Date Published : 11 March 2026

Contributors

Ukhtul Iffah Luthfiyyah Mursida

Author

Santi Dianah

Author

Keywords

transformation eco-pesantren Islamic education sustainability curriculum

Proceeding

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2025): International Conference on Islamic Education and Instruction 2025

Track

General Track

Abstract

The global environmental crisis demands the world of education, including Islamic education, to take an active role in building awareness and a culture of sustainability. Previous research has largely discussed how Islam teaches us to protect nature, but has not explored how the Islamic education curriculum can be truly transformed in a concrete way to address the environmental crisis. So, this study aims to explore how the transformation of the Islamic education curriculum can be carried out through an eco-pesantren approach by emphasizing the integration of Islamic values ​​and sustainability principles as a contextual and transformative education system. This study uses a narrative literature review approach to explore various relevant literature and previous studies. The results of the study show four main findings, namely the values ​​of sustainability in Islam, the Islamic curriculum needs to be transformed from a normative approach to a contextual one based on environmental issues, the implementation of eco-pesantren shows that Islamic educational institutions are able to form ecological characters holistically and the integration of maqashid sharia with SDGs offers a relevant conceptual framework for the development of sustainable Islamic education. These findings contribute to the discourse on Islamic education reform by offering the eco-pesantren model as a transformative framework that integrates faith-based values ​​with sustainable practices.

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Ukhtul Iffah Luthfiyyah, U. I. L., & Santi, S. (2026). Transformation of Islamic Education Curriculum through Eco-Pesantren Approach: Integration of Islamic Values and Sustainability Principles. International Conference on Islamic Education and Instruction, 2(1), 417-428. https://conferences.uinsaid.ac.id/iciei/paper/view/861