Jurnal Riset Pendidikan dan Pengajaran Volume 1 (2), 2022: 129 - 137 E-ISSN: 2963-7325 129 1 Universitas Muhammadiyah Tangerang Ahmad Arif Fadilah *E-mail: fadilah20@yahoo.com PENDIDIKAN DASAR SEBAGAI PERINTIS TERDEPAN DALAM PENGUATAN KARAKTER MUSLIM Ahmad Arif Fadilah 1* , Aura Rahmatun Rafida 2 , Cahya Wulandari 3 , Dea Yuliawati 4 , Dwi Rahayu Kusuma Ningrum 5 , Kurotul Aen 6 , Putri Adinda Sahrurosi 7 , Sarah Maulidya 8 , Wahdania 9 , Yufaida Nurzahro 10 , Zahra Aulya 11 1-11 Universitas Muhammadiyah Tangerang * E-mail: fadilah20@yahoo.com Abstract Basic Education as a leading pioneer in Strengthening Muslim Character has a relationship with character education. The implementation of Strengthening Character Education is carried out with the principle of school-based management which is the responsibility of school principals and teachers, as the fulfillment of the workload of teachers and school principals (Article 6 paragraph 3,4,5 PP 87/2017). According to President Joko Widodo's directive, character education at the basic education level gets a larger portion than education that teaches knowledge, for Elementary Schools by 70% while for Junior High Schools by 60%. The point of this research is management of strengthening characters education in elementary schools are includes planning, implementation and evaluation. The research method is descriptive qualitative through observation, documentation and interview.The result of this research obtained depiction that the first,the reinforcement of character education students have been implemented well through the preparation of goals, strategy and policy mapping and procedure mapping and program improvement using RPP and syllabus design; second, the implementation of character education runs well through activities of religious activities, nationalism cultivation, social care and environmental awareness; third, evaluation of the strengthening of character education management students through supervision activities on the implementation of activities by carrying out reflections, analysis and follow- up plans. Keywords: Muslim Character Building, Basic education, Pioneering Abstrak Pendidikan Dasar sebagai Perintis terdepan dalam Penguatan Karakter Muslim memiliki keterkaitan dengan Pendidikan karakter. Penyelenggaraan Penguatan Pendidikan Karakter dilaksanakan dengan prinsip manajemen berbasis sekolah yang merupakan tanggung jawab kepala sekolah dan guru, sebagai pemenuhan beban kerja guru dan kepala sekolah (Pasal 6 ayat 3,4,5 PP 87/2017). Sesuai arahan presiden Joko Widodo bahwa pendidikan karakter pada jenjang pendidikan dasar mendapatkan porsi yang lebih besar dibandingkan pendidikan yang mengajarkan pengetahuan, untuk Sekolah Dasar sebesar 70 persen sedangkan untuk Sekolah Menengah Pertama sebesar 60 persen. Ketertarikan peneliti untuk mengkaji pendidikan karakter muslim didasari oleh adanya penurunan karakter siswa kelas tinggi dibanding karakter siswa kelas rendah. Fokus kajian utama penelitian ini adalah manajemen penguatan pendidikan karakter muslim di Sekolah Dasar yang meliputi perencanaan, pelaksanaan dan evaluasi. Metode penelitian dengan menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif melalui kegiatan observasi, dokumentasi dan wawancara studi kasus di SD Unggulan Terpadu Bumi Kartini Jepara. Hasil penelitian ini diperoleh gambaran bahwa pertama, perencanaan