Sekolah Adat: A Study on Custom and Islam Religion “Integrative Education Model” on Local Minangkabau Community

Abstract

This study is intended to explore and discuss the existence of “Sekolah Adat”, with the main
emphasis on the model of integrative learning based on local wisdom values. This model can be
practically utilized in the teaching practices of formal education as a form of the new paradigm
in the education area. The type of research in this study is qualitative that uses a descriptiveexploratory approach. The data collection technique was carried out by two approaches, namely
in-depth interviews and observation on the “sekolah adat”. This research found that the model
of integration custom-religion in the learning system of “sekolah adat” presupposes a balance of
concepts between religious systems and cultural value systems as the basis of individual footing
in the daily life. This integrative relation emphasizes the relation of mutually reinforcing and
supporting their efforts in understanding the complex social realities under the awareness of
conditions that they are separate entities (religion-culture) with all their special features. This
integration model emphasizes the reflection, dialogue and continuous inter-connection between
custom and religion.