PPIM 2018 Survey: There are 3 things related to intolerance and radicalism among teachers

Jakarta – Director of the Center for Islamic and Community Studies (PPIM) UIN Jakarta, Saiful Umam, stated that there are three things that are closely related to intolerance and radicalism among teachers in Indonesia. First, Islamism, then demographics, and finally mass organizations and sources of Islamic knowledge.

For Umam, Islamism is different from Islam itself.

“The Islamism factor is an important variable related to teacher intolerance and radicalism,” he said at the 2018 PPIM Survey Launching: National Survey on the Religious Attitudes of School / Madrasah Teachers in Indonesia in Jakarta, Tuesday (16/10).

Islamism, he explained, is a view that emphasizes how Islamic law should be used as the main reference source in all aspects of life, including in the political sphere.

As many as 62.22% of teachers agree that the best government system is based on Islamic law. Meanwhile, as many as 82.77% of teachers admitted that they agreed that Islam was the solution to all society’s problems.

Furthermore, continued Umam, is the demographic. Gender, private and public schools, teacher income, and education level are also linked to teacher intolerance and radicalism.

For example, female teachers (mean = 46.53) had more intolerant opinions towards followers of other religions than male teachers (mean = 48.05). Likewise in the radical action intention: female teachers (mean = 48.08; mean = 50.08), while male teachers (mean = 55.1; mean = 56.3).

“Kindergarten or RA teachers also have a higher intolerance opinion than SD, MI, SMP, MTs, SMA, or MA teachers,” he said.

For the third link, namely mass organizations and sources of Islamic knowledge, according to Umam, this has a significant effect on the level of intolerance and radicalism among teachers.

The teachers, said Umam, claimed to be close to five Islamic organizations, namely Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Muhammadiyah, Nahdlatul Wathan (NW), the Al-Qur’an Tafsir Council (MTA), and the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI). However, only 33.65% of teachers admitted to being very active/ active in these Islamic organizations. Meanwhile, the remaining 66.35% admitted that they were not / very active.

This survey was conducted between 6 August and 6 September 2018. The total sample of teachers surveyed was 2,237 people in 34 provinces in Indonesia. The confidence level of this survey is 95%, while the margin of error is 2.07%.

source: https://damailahindonesiaku.com/survei-ppim-2018-ada-3-hal-terkait-intoleransi-dan-radikalisme-di-kalangan-guru.html