Strategies for Strengthening Religious Moderation among Generation Alpha in School and Family Environments

Abstract

This article discusses strategies for strengthening religious moderation among Generation Alpha in school and family environments. Generation Alpha is a generation that has grown up in a digital ecosystem from an early age, giving them broad access to various kinds of information, including religious information. This condition may serve as an opportunity to strengthen tolerant religious values, but it also becomes a challenge when children are exposed to intolerant content, hate speech, and extreme religious understandings. This study employs a descriptive qualitative approach using library research. Data were obtained from books, journal articles, policy documents, and previous research relevant to religious moderation, Generation Alpha, schools, families, and digital literacy. The data were analyzed using content analysis through data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing. The findings indicate that strengthening religious moderation among Generation Alpha should be carried out by instilling the values of tolerance, non-violence, national commitment, respect for differences, and accommodation of local culture. Schools function as formal educational spaces that integrate the values of religious moderation into learning, school culture, teacher role modeling, and students' social activities. Meanwhile, families serve as the first environment that shapes children's religious attitudes through parenting patterns, parental role modeling, open communication, supervision of gadget use, and assistance in accessing digital content. Therefore, strategies for strengthening religious moderation among Generation Alpha require synergy between schools and families so that moderation values are not merely understood as knowledge, but become character traits reflected in everyday behavior.