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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed people’s social behavior in various fields, especially education and religion. Religious learning activities through social media have increased along with the shift from offline to online learning. Restrictions on physical activity encourage increased online activity. Religious education and teaching began to shift from traditional face-to-face to online teaching. Educational institutions no longer monopolize Islamic religious education. This study examines the shift in religious education authority due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This study has analyzed videos of popular religious studies broadcast on social media, YouTube, and Facebook using a qualitative content analysis method. This study finds that the shift in the authority of religious education can be seen in three aspects: popularity, themes, and learning models. The findings of this study indicate the weakness of traditional educational paradigms and authorities and the opening of new spaces for religious learning. This study complements previous work on Islamic religious education authorities.

Keywords

Islamic education, online learning, COVID-19, authority, content analysis

Author Bio(s)

Maemonah is an associate professor of the study program of Education for Islamic Elementary School Teachers at the State Islamic University Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Her concerns as editor and reviewer are in the scope of Islamic Studies and Islamic Education. Please direct correspondence to maimunah@uin-suka.ac.id

Sigit Purnama is an associate professor of the study program of Islamic Early Childhood Education at the State Islamic University Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta, Indonesia. His concerns as editor and reviewer are in the scope of early childhood education, instructional technology, and digital literacy. Please direct correspondence to sigit.purnama@uin-suka.ac.id

Rohinah is an assistant professor of the study program of Islamic Early Childhood Education at the State Islamic University Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Her concerns as editor and reviewer are in the scope of early childhood education, Islamic Studies, and Islamic Education. Please direct correspondence to rohinah@uin-suka.ac.id

Hafidh’ Aziz is an assistant professor of the study program of Islamic Early Childhood Education at the State Islamic University Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta, Indonesia. His concerns as editor and reviewer are in the scope of early childhood education, Islamic Studies, and Islamic Education. Please direct correspondence to hafidh.aziz@uin-suka.ac.id

Abda Billah Faza Muhammad Bastian is a Master in the study program of Islamic Early Childhood Education at the State Islamic University Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta, Indonesia. His concerns as editor and reviewer are in the scope of early childhood education, Islamic Studies, and Islamic Education. Please direct correspondence to abdakanbastian@gmail.com

Ahmad Syafii is a Master in the study program of Islamic Education Management at the State Islamic University Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta, Indonesia. His concerns as editor and reviewer are in educational management and entrepreneurship, Islamic Studies, and Islamic Education. Please direct correspondence to azfy99@gmail.com.

Publication Date

9-4-2022

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

DOI

10.46743/2160-3715/2022.5325

ORCID ID

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2007-0877

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