THE EROSION OF ADAB AMONG MALAYSIAN YOUTH WITHIN THE DIGITAL SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
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https://doi.org/10.35631/IJMOE.830049Keywords:
Adab, Academic Integrity, Social Media, Malaysian Youth, Islamic EthicsAbstract
This conceptual paper examines the declining of Islamic ethics and manners or called as Adab among Malaysian youth and their digital social environment. Adab is treated as a holistic moral framework underpinning the Malay–Islamic philosophy of education, which link knowledge acquisition to character formation. The article identifies the main reasons of declining adab are due to normalised academic dishonesty, disrespectful social relations, and modesty, the increasing of emotional and behavioural problems, and disruptive patterns of digital interaction. It then proposes an integrated educational response centred on refining of adab through teacher education, curriculum reform, school culture, critical digital literacy, and family–community partnerships. It is believed that if adab is not integrated into educational practice, Malaysian society is at risk in producing the youth that is not only technically proficient but also lack of manners.
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