The Importance of Positive Self-concept for Islamic Education Teachers as a Role Model

• Main Authors: Nurul Asiah Fasehah Muhamad, Mohd Isa Hamzah, Ab. Halim Tamuri, Noornajihan Jaafar, Norakyairee Mohd Raus, Norzulaili Mohd Ghazali, Syed Najihuddin Syed Hassan, Robiatul Adawiyah Mohd Amat
• Format: Working Paper
• Language: en_US
• Published: David Publishing 2015
• Subjects: Islamic religious teachers; positive self-concept; role model
• Online Access: http://ddms.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/9364
• Institution: Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia

This study embarks from the great and huge responsibility of teachers nowadays especially the IRT (Islamic religious teachers). As the role model of students, they play an important task especially in producing the good Muslim character. Therefore, their job not only focuses on the content of subject but becomes wider in scope, more than other teachers in moulding a human. For this, the mind faculty plays an important role. Many studies have proved that people's belief and how they persive themselves can influence their personality and make them be a centered of attention. The past research findings have shown that teachers need to have the PSC (positive self-concept) to help them become a succ~ssfurlo le model and produce the great muslim character in future. Thus, this study seeks to look at the need of PSC in IRT as a role model. This study is a conceptual paper which is based on the analysis of document method. The paper will discuss about the role of IRT, the PSC and the needs for teachers, and the influence of teacher's PSC on students' behaviour. Due to current scenario of social ills, the IRT responsibility of educating and moulding the good character of Muslim students becomes much challenging. Therefore, in order to make sure the vision accompkhes, IRT must build the PSC in themselves first.