School and Teachers’ Role to Empowerment of Environmental Literacy in Prominent Middle School Based on Adiwiyata Program

Abstract

Environmental literacy is the most important and fundamental ability that a person must have in dealing with the 21st century. Wise decisions in utilizing the environment to meet the increasingly complex human needs in this century are needed. The Indonesian government has provided early Adiwiyata programs in junior high schools to empower environmental literacy. This study aims 1) to determine the implementation of the Adiwiyata program that runs in SMP N 2 Sragen; 2) to describe and analyze the role of science teachers in empowering environmental literacy of students in SMP N 2 Sragen on the environmental material. This research is a qualitative research with descriptive method. Research subjects were principals, teachers, and student representatives. Data collection is done by observation, in-depth interviews, and documentation. Data analysis used is descriptive analysis through triangulation of data sources. The results of the study show that schools have 3 ways of implementing environmental education including a vision mission that is environmentally sound, participatory activities, management of facilities and infrastructure. The role of the teacher in the learning process is still less than optimal. The learning process that emphasizes on empowering environmental literacy has not been explicitly integrated into the learning materials and materials. The recommendation for this study is that schools need to help teachers to develop learning tools and methods that facilitate students to effectively empower environmental literacy.