About the Journal

Focus and Scope

Ihya Ummah: Journal of Early Childhood and Community Engagement is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal dedicated to publishing high-quality, impactful, and sustainable community engagement initiatives, participatory action research, and social interventions in the field of early childhood. The journal adopts the spirit of Ihya Ummah (reviving and empowering the community), serving as a bridge between academic insights and real-world social action to support the holistic development, well-being, and rights of young children (ages 0–8 years).

The journal invites original articles, field reports, and program evaluations from academics, practitioners, and community activists that demonstrate collaborative efforts between higher education institutions and society. We welcome submissions utilizing various participatory methodologies (e.g., Participatory Action Research [PAR], Asset-Based Community Development [ABCD], and Service-Learning) within the following core areas:

1. Teacher Empowerment and Institutional Capacity Building

  • Training, workshops, and continuous professional development programs aimed at enhancing early childhood educators' pedagogical, digital, and professional competencies.

  • Assistance in school accreditation, school-wide curriculum transformation, and the implementation of innovative teaching media in underserved or rural early childhood centers.

  • Community-based management and governance models for early childhood education (ECE) institutions.

2. Family Dynamics, Parenting Education, and Islamic Child Rearing

  • Community education and empowerment programs designed to strengthen parental involvement in early literacy, numeracy, and character building at home.

  • Interventions fostering family resilience, psychological well-being, and positive parenting practices in the digital era.

  • Implementation of Islamic educational values (such as Al-Ghazali’s perspectives on teacher-parent collaboration and child ethics) within modern family counseling and parenting programs.

3. Community Health, Childhood Nutrition, and Stunting Interventions

  • Community-driven advocacy, maternal education, and practical interventions focused on tackling stunting, malnutrition, and promoting healthy lifestyles for young children.

  • Collaborative programs with local health centers (Posyandu), family welfare movements (PKK), and child-protection agencies to monitor and improve child well-being.

  • Mental health awareness, psychosocial support, and safety initiatives for children in vulnerable environments.

4. Cultural Preservation and Local Wisdom-Based Engagement

  • Revitalization of traditional games, regional folklore, oral literature, and local arts through community partnerships to nurture moral values and cultural identity in young children.

  • Utilization of local natural and cultural assets to establish sustainable learning media or boost the economic independence of local early childhood centers.

  • Ethno-parenting and ethno-pedagogical community programs that adapt indigenous community wisdom into contemporary child-rearing practices.

Scope Restrictions (What We Do Not Publish)

To maintain its identity as a community engagement journal, Ihya Ummah does not accept purely laboratory-based experiments, theoretical literature reviews without field applications, or standard classroom action research (PTK) that does not involve broader community or parental stakeholders (such topics should be directed to Ihya Athfal).