Students’ awareness of green school implementation to support the education for sustainable development (ESD)

Abstract

Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) attempts to improve the abilities of the world’s next generation to maintain the sustainability of the environmental in the future. ESD focuses on improving and increasing students’ individual competencies, allowing them to contribute and participate in the sustainable development process in a variety of ways. The School for Sustainable Development (ESD) method is critical for instilling knowledge in education and is a concrete step for the government to address current environmental issues. ESD has been mentioned in various studies, including: 1) environmental education; 2) global education/education for global responsibility; and 3) global education/education for global duty; 3) civic/political education; 4) anti-violence and anti-racism education; 5) health education; and several contributions in the ESD literature that highlight skills and mindsets as a way to empower individuals to initiate and make changes. In practice, this means allowing students to assess their own awareness. ESD competencies can be incorporated into the classroom. The study’s findings revealed that social, environmental, and economic indicators obtained the highest percentage on economic indicators, with an acquisition of 83 percent, followed by social indicators, with an acquisition of 80 percent, and environmental indicators, with an acquisition of 79%.