Human Rights Roots of Multicultural Education

Abstract

This research aims to analyze the influence of social media usage on religious moderation behavior among high school students. With the increasing use of social media among teenagers, it is important to understand how these digital platforms affect their religious understanding and practices, particularly in the context of religious moderation.

Using a mixed-method research approach, this study combines a quantitative survey of 500 high school students and in-depth interviews with 20 selected respondents. The results show that social media has a significant influence on the formation of students' religious moderation attitudes, with both positive and negative impacts. On one hand, social media expands students' access to diverse religious information and encourages interfaith dialogue.

On the other hand, these platforms also have the potential to spread extremist views and trigger polarization. This study concludes that comprehensive media and religious literacy education is essential to help students develop critical and balanced religious moderation attitudes in the digital era.