ABSTRACT
Character education can be conducted through various methods, one being the provision of adequate textbooks to support the smooth process of learning in the classroom. This study aims to review the payload of the textbook Pendidikan Agama Islam dan Budi Pekerti (Islamic Religious Education and Character) in developing the character of junior high school students in Indonesia in the context of the guidelines for the implementation of the Indonesian national curriculum of 2013. This research is a content analysis in relation to the curriculum, and the sample is the Student Book of Pendidikan Agama Islam dan Budi Pekerti for Class VII. Data collection involved documentation techniques supported by interviews. Data analysis used content analysis techniques with steps of data collection, sampling (unit of analysis), data recording, data reduction, results description, and conclusion drawing. The research concluded that the textbook Pendidikan Agama Islam dan Budi Pekerti for junior high school already contains material that can develop the character of junior high school students, and many of the character values sought already grow and flourish among junior high school students as a result of this book.
