Sistem pendidikan karakter di pesantren: studi multi situs di Pondok Pesantren Miftahul Ulum Sampang, Pondok Pesantren Al-Amien Prenduan Sumenep, dan Sekolah Insan Cendekia Mandiri Boarding School Sidoarjo

Three main problems will be discussed in this study, namely: the elements of character education system, the relationship of elements of character education system, and strategies to develop the character education system in Miftahul Ulum Islamic Boarding School Sampang, Islamic Boarding School Al-Amien Prenduan Sumenep, and Boarding School of Insan Cendekia Mandiri Sidoarjo. This research uses qualitative research with a case study approach. In this study, data collection techniques used participatory observation, semi-structured interviews, and documentation. The data analysis techniques used were data reduction, data presentation, and making conclusions. In addition, the data analysis step carried out was the cross-site technique. The researcher conducted the first, second, and third site analysis with the findings of each site, until finally these findings will be theoretical-substantive findings as the final findings of the study. The results showed that the elements of the character education system at Miftahul Ulum Islamic Boarding School have thirteen elements including traditional books, seven souls , involvement of pesantren managers, character education goals, curriculum, mystical teachings, and community activities. Elements of the character education system at the Islamic Boarding School Al-Amien Prenduan have twenty-three elements including intracurricular activities, co-curricular activities, social interaction, giving gifts and punishments, guiding patterns of giving examples, teaching kindness, and inviting kindness; and character education approach. Meanwhile, Boarding School of Insan Cendekia Mandiri Sidoarjo has twenty elements including a positive mindset, morals, toughness, intelligence, ingenuity, independence, vision formulation, outbound activities, social interaction, leadership, memorization activities, and dormitory programs. The relationship between the elements of the character education system consists of the input, process, and output categories which include the main values in the pesantren, the approaches and methods used in the character education system, and all the goals that have been achieved by Islamic education institutions. The strategy in developing a character education system in the current era is to make changes to some aspects of education in pesantren, namely adjusting the pesantren curriculum with developments from outside the pesantren to emphasize character education programs and systems and to increase character education collaboration with all subjects to date