The Role of Spirituality and Ethics in the Islamic Model of Economic Education

Many countries have tried to design a model of economic education and training to improve the level of economic knowledge of students before entering the university. In most models of economic education, the neoclassical model of rational economic behavior is promoted; A model that leads to the maximization of material profit. But the expansion of the logic of rational choice based on pleasure causes the marginalization of spirituality and ethics as two of the teachings of divine religions. This article seeks to compile the Islamic model of economic education in which spirituality and ethics play a pivotal role. Based on the findings of the research, the Islamic model of economic education seeks to strengthen moral/spiritual rationality in economic agents by using the rules and policies of Islamic economics. For example; Zakat institution is trying to cultivate the payers of this Islamic tax; This is while conventional taxes are compulsory and do not aim at spiritual and moral goals. In the model of Islamic economic education and training, paying attention to halal and good income is a strategy to strengthen spiritual rationality in economic agents. In this article, content standards are proposed for the model of Islamic economic education in which moral elements play an essential role.