Islamic education for disabilities: new model for developing Islamic parenting in Integrated Blind Orphanage of Aisyiyah

Abstract

This study proposes Islamic education for disabilities as a new way of developing an Islamic parenting model applied at the integrated blind orphanages of Aisyiyah Ponorogo, Indonesia. This research method is a qualitative study using in-depth interview techniques, participant observation, documentation, and content analysis. This study found that the Islamic parenting model applied at the Aisyiyah Ponorogo is more dominated by authoritative parenting styles than permissive and authoritarian parenting. This finding confirms criticism and a solution to Baumrind’s parenting theory on the one hand. It means that the design of authoritative and Islamic parenting is more helpful in producing a parenting style oriented towards a more positive aspect, achieving, independent, religious, responsible, and closer to the child’s future. The Islamic-based parenting model applies the parental model of flexibility and adaptability involving some aspects of parenting style, work program, paradigm, method, and instrument. The research’s significance is to understand the Islamic parenting model applied to integrated blind orphanages of Aisyiyah Ponorogo that can be used as role models for other orphanages throughout Indonesia. The current research brings value and can be used as a lesson learned for other Muslim communities in Indonesia.

Keywords

• disabilities
• islamic parenting
• parenting model
• reducing inequalities