THE CONCEPT OF EDUCATION IN THE MALAY COMMUNITY; PHILOSOPHICAL REVIEW

Abstract

This brief article aims to define the Malay community's concept of education. The research aims to disclose the education notion that the Malay community possesses. Education is a foundation and tool to ensure that personal values and principles are upheld within the community. This is especially crucial when interacting with others. The literature study research conducted used philosophical hermeneutics as its method, aided by analytical, deductive-inductive, heuristic, and descriptive techniques. Through this research, it was found that Malay society, which identifies with Islam, indirectly makes Islamic values the reference point and the highest value system. Education in Malay society aims to cultivate fortunate individuals. "Favoured man represents an excellent or ideal human being. The realization of the favoured man is the duty of all members of society, especially parents. Tools or vehicles used include literary works, songs, and proverbs. Malay society does indeed focus more on the cultivation of religious values, in this case, religious knowledge." Therefore, in this context, education aims to create character, specifically the character possessed by fortunate individuals. When linked to one of the streams in Philosophy of Education, the concept of education in the Malay community is considered to lean towards behaviourism, where stimuli are critical to the success of education and the creation of an individual's character.