Abstract

Eco-literacy play a crucial role in instilling awareness in children about the importance of protecting the environment. The purpose of this study was to describe the profile of nature school students’ eco-literacy. The research method used qualitative research with a case study approach. The research subjects were selected through the purposive sampling technique. Data collection techniques in this study were questionnaires, observation, interviews, tests, and document study. The data analysis technique employed in this study was the interactive data analysis technique. The results revealed that: (1) cognitive aspects were quite good, indicated by a systematic understanding of nature; (2) emotional aspects were good, shown by high caring and empathy; (3) spiritual aspects were good, indicated by the attitude of respecting nature; (4) high activity aspects, shown by ability to apply ecological knowledge into life practices. This research concludes that the profile of eco-literacy in nature school was quite good.
 
 Keywords: Eco-literacy, nature school, primary school

Highlights

  • Environmental damage is increasing day by day

  • Eco-literacy is a process of increasing understanding, knowledge, attitudes, and behavior based on ecology

  • Eco-literacy seeks to introduce and renew one's understanding of the importance of global ecological awareness to create a balance between society's needs and the earth's ability to sustain them (Sapanca & Etmagusti, 2012; Sartika et al, 2014)

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Introduction

Eco-literacy is a process of increasing understanding, knowledge, attitudes, and behavior based on ecology. Eco-literacy seeks to introduce and renew one's understanding of the importance of global ecological awareness to create a balance between society's needs and the earth's ability to sustain them (Sapanca & Etmagusti, 2012; Sartika et al, 2014). Eco-literacy is defined as the ability to understand the ecology and overcome environmental problems for the sake of the sustainability of human life (Pilgrim et al, 2007; Suryanda et al, 2019). Ecoliteracy is considered as a guideline for measuring the individuals’ ecological knowledge, ability, and willingness to use ecological standards in implementing a sustainable lifestyle (Monaghan & Curthoys, 2008) to create a balance between human needs and the sustainability of the earth that supports it (Pitman & Daniels, 2016)

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