Green School Research Articles

Urban Women, Their Religion, and Response to Environmental Crisis: Empirical Evidence in Green School and Majlis Taklim Ulin Nuha

This study argues against the thesis that environmental crisis occurring today is due to masculine men’s domination over women in managing natural resource. Through an in-depth analysis on environmental conservation movement conducted by women in Pekalongan City, this study is projected to be antithesis on feminist’s perspective on the response to environmental crisis issue. This research focuses on the environmental action in religion and gender’s perspective in Green School and Majelis Taklim Ulin Nuha communities. Methodologically, data of this case study research was obtained through observation, interview, and documentation. The result of research shows that the ideology of environmental conservation has diverse paradigms: developmentalistic, constructivistic, and emancipatory. In the context of movement issue and model, urban women’s action in the research location also provided various topics: education, economics, and social movement, by involving school institution, majelis taklim, and non-government organization (NGO). Urban women in Pekalongan make religion and expedient technology the basis for resolving environment crisis by integrating masculinity into femininity harmoniously.

Green School

The interdisciplinary project, including the school disciplines of Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Expressions, Portuguese, ICT, History, and geography of Portugal. The project emerged from the students' interests and needs when observing the school space. An action plan for the improvement of green spaces was created through the creation of a school garden. The students were involved in planning, creating partnerships, executing and maintaining theproject. During the school year, there was a change in behaviour in relation to the garden and the care for the school green spaces by the students involved, but also by the school community.

Leadership in green school practices: a case study of the principal’s roles towards reducing global warming risk in Lampung, Indonesia

The implementation of green schools is a starting point for developing environmental awareness and responsibility, begin with educating students in a healthy and sustainable environment. In this perspective, principal leadership will contribute to embody green school with increasing the pro‐environmental attitudes, clean and healthy living behaviour, and habits of individuals, whether at home, or in school. The main aim of this study is to review research evidence and a conceptual framework of the school leadership that contribute to build sustainability school. The design of this study is qualitative approach with case study method in Lampung Province, Indonesia, specifically in the North Lampung District. This study presents results from interviews, observation, and documentation analysis. We sought to understand how role model and school culture provide education service with a particular interest in the physical built environment of this unique school. We found, however, these factors supported school’s ability to develop and maintain green school and linked to the principal’s actions as school leader. These factors are important for school improvement, especially for schools in disaster-risk areas, communities are increasingly asked to improve students’ awareness to environment.

School-based quality improvement management for creating green school in central Lampung secondary schools

Greening is very important for several reasons, one of which is that it contributes to dealing with environmental crises and global warming. However, little is known about literature on how to overcome the issues through participation of organizations including schools. This study aims to investigate whether school-based management in Central Lampung secondary schools, Indonesia, can be used to support the realization of green schools to improve the school quality. This study uses a survey questionnaire randomly addressed to the teachers to collect the data based teachers’ perceptions. The data gained from 55 teachers are then analyzed. Result shows that school-based management can be used to help support green schools to improve school quality and contribution to global community goals in decreasing the negative impacts of the global warming phenomenon.

Literacy Syllabus Evaluation through Needs Analysis of English for Specific Purposes

With its unique and progressive approach on education, Green School High School Literacy Syllabus shall be evaluated from an ESP perspective and there is currently no research about it. The aim of this study is to find out what language skills the students think they need and help determine if the existing syllabus at Green School has adequately addressed the needs using qualitative-quantitative methods. Through questionnaires, this study uses Hutchinson-Water's theory of target needs and learning needs. After careful evaluation, the findings suggest that the syllabus has not addressed the Needs sufficiently. Out of 86 subskills, there are only 38 subskills addressed sufficiently. In this context-specific study, there are several implications to be drawn.

Policy Perspectives on Green School Guidelines: Connecting School Science with Gardens to Envision a Sustainable Future

The purpose of this paper is to explore the perspectives of teacher educators and policy experts on ‘Green School Guidelines’ and ‘One Garden One School’ educational policies in Nepal. This paper also examines how these educational policies help to attain sustainable development goals through education for sustainable development. It aims to explore ways for effective implementation of these policies for activity-based science learning in the school garden. The qualitative method was used to explore the perspectives of science and environment teacher educators and central level policy experts. The data were collected from semi-structured in-depth interviews and informal conversations. The data from both these sources were analyzed thematically around the concepts of education for sustainable development, its implementation strategies and challenges, and life skills development among students through school gardening activities. The study found that teacher educators and policy experts positively view the Green School Guidelines and One Garden One School implementation strategies. Nevertheless, to achieve policy aims, local organization needs to play a major role in the effective implementation of green school guidelines. The findings from this study are expected to encourage the Nepal government, local governments, and community schools to bring central level policies into local practices.

A qualitative study on the values of moral eco-pedagogy: A case study of a Romanian school

The aim of this paper is to present a qualitative study using a focus-group method applied to a group of educators in a private nature-oriented school in Romania (Green School Romania), with the purpose of identifying ecological friendly behavioral models, values and virtues shown by children in relation to the natural environment. The importance of this interdisciplinary study is related to the pedagogical philosophy of the above mentioned Romanian school, which is experiential environment-oriented education, a holistic approach to environmental ethics, considered as a moral education for sustainability, trust and care for life and nature.

Hydroponics Roofs for Saving Energy of Green Schools in the Cold and Dry climate of Iran: A Comparative Study between Two Broad and Modular Hydroponic Green Roofs

بام‌های سبز هیدروپونیک برای صرفه‌جویی در مصرف انرژی حرارتی مدارس سبز در اقلیم سرد و خشک ایران: مطالعه قیاسی بین دو نمونه بام سبز هیدروپونیک گسترده و مدولار

Peran Lingkungan Sosial terhadap Pembentukan Karakter Anak Usia Dini di Jogja Green School

This study aims to examine the role of the environment on the formation of children's character in Jogja Green School. The research method used is qualitative with a case study approach. Data collection techniques used interviews with school principals and class teachers, observations of children in Caterpillar A and Caterpillar classes as well as documentation studies such as daily plain activity, weekly plain activity, daily notes, and children's work documented in the classroom. Data analysis techniques with data reduction, then all data are presented with perfect and good exposure, and make conclusions and verify data. The results showed that the social environment significantly influenced the formation of children's character through learning strategies and methods. Jogja Green School together with parents and the community creates a conducive environment in forming good character of children. The school always communicates with the family through diary or meet directly related to the child's development, so parents understand that the education provided at home must be in accordance with the education available at the school, besides that the school or family has the task of providing stimulus to the community. The community does not teach children with negative words, does not scold the child when the child accidentally destroys neighboring plants but rather gives an understanding to the child, so the child must apologize when making a mistake.

Can green schools influence academic performance?

The adoption of green building certification schemes, such as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for Schools, establishes common building factors among certified schools. Many building factors influence student performance outcomes including cognitive skills, standardized test scores and rates of absenteeism. This review synthesizes current research from 28 new studies and 101 other studies that were previously included in 15 reviews of associations between LEED-specified building factors and these performance outcomes in schools. In appraising the relative quantity and quality of studies, along with the frequency of LEED credits found in certified schools, this review finds that building features common to 100% of LEED-certified schools also have the strongest research supporting associations with academic outcomes, and largely come under the purview of indoor air quality (e.g., minimum ventilation rate, filtration or air cleaning) and acoustic performance. Comparatively, building factors related to the school site and daylighting have fewer associated studies, but findings suggest these are good targets for future research as they may be important for influencing student performance. Achieving a transition to a lower carbon future requires that schools be built with their energy impacts in mind; and this review provides value to those involved in the planning and design of these green schools that facilitate improved student performance outcomes.

On Teacher’s Green School Commitment in Indonesia

On Teacher’s Green School Commitment in Indonesia

Indoor environmental quality and learning outcomes: protocol on large-scale sensor deployment in schools

IntroductionExposure to poor environmental conditions has been associated with deterioration of physical and mental health, and with reduction of cognitive performance. Environmental conditions may also influence cognitive development of children,...

Finding building water quality challenges in a 7 year old green school: implications for building design, sampling, and remediation

Water safety was investigated at a school certified as a green building.

Education for Environmental Sustainability: A Green School Development

Natural environment should be cared and sustained. It is a place for human to live and develop their social and economical world. Moreover, it is also a site for many biodiversity to live together in a balanced ecosystem. Recently, global awareness is directed to the alarming destruction of environment and its’ potential threats for human and other living things, as the impacts of human social-economical activities. Many efforts are executed to avoid or minimize future environmental damage. One of those endeavours is environmental education for young generation. Growing children’s environmental knowledge, protection skills and management as well as caring and responsible character can be an endurant solution. This study aims to examine some learning aspects in environmental education through green school development in MI Walisongo, Desa Sawohan, Sidoarjo. The study is based on a qualitative inquiry conducted by using direct participant observation as its’ data collection method. The study finds that environmental education requires a wide range of learning experiences, relating to emotion, direct practice and cognition development. In Green School MI Walisongo Desa Sawohan, those experiences are manifested into several learning processes: participative learning, modeling, character building, green site building, learning through game and peer team working.

Grounding Green Pesantren: Revitalization of Pesantren-Based Ecological Scientific

This article aims to examine the role of schools in fostering an attitude of eco-literacy students and ensuring environmental sustainability by green lifestyle implementation (green lifestyle). The idea of green schools is an attempt to realize the millennial generation of environment-friendly students. To support this, it needs revitalization ecologically sound scientific schools: First, revitalization in the field of interpretation studies with an ecological approach. Second, the revitalization of jurisprudence with ecological insights. Third, develop an ecological study of Sufism. The results show that Islamic boarding schools as educational institutions have great potential to solve social problems ecologically. Pesantren can be a model of education that instils the normative ecological-religious value to foster self-consciousness and care about the environment. Therefore, it takes a revitalization of knowledge in pesantren to give birth to piety and ecological awareness among the students. Revitalization of knowledge in pesantren can be done through the internalization of ecological insight into the discipline of the religious sciences that are taught in schools. Study commentary directed at understanding the verses with a thematic-ecological approach that can provide insight into the Qur’an in a comprehensive manner to the students to interact with their environment. Jurisprudence oriented towards environmental issues that can be equipped to respond to the dynamics of Islamic legal thought that is responsive to the problems of social-ecological. Likewise, the study of Sufism is done by the redefinition of the terms of the key disciplines of Sufism, like repentance, asceticism, mahabbah, and others, thus produce an environmental ethics attitude.

Web-Based Environmental Learning Information System in SMA Angkasa Lanud Husein Sastranegara Bandung

The Purpose of this research is to build an information system application to help teachers and students in high school in learning environmental education. Angkasa Lanud Husein Sastranegara Bandung Senior High School is an adiwiyata green school project, they also have an environmental friendly institution curriculum that is environmental education. The method used for this research is descrptive method. His method is carried out by examining an existing event and analyzed by interview and observation data collection technique. The result of this research is an application of environmental learning information systems that can help the learning process of students and teachers to achieve the appropriate target material and interactive learning so that students can easily understand the contents of the material provided.

Pengembangan Sekolah Berbasis Go Green dan Waste Management untuk Mewujudkan Green School di SDI Miftahul Huda Plosokandang Kabupaten Tulungagung

In supporting the environmental conservation program, protecting the earth from damage caused by human activities and unfriendly activities, it is necessary to instill early education about preserving the environment and conservation the earth free of garbage while reducing the impact of global warming. One of the schools that was moved to implement the go green was SDI Miftahul Huda Plosokandang Tulungagung Regency. And this issue are green school and waste management was carried out in the empowerment of educational institution communities. The method used in empowerment is Community Based Research (CAR) with the Asset Based Approach (ABA) approach which includes four stages, namely: the division of human resource assets, natural resource assets, physical assets, and social assets. The results of empowerment through excavation of assets owned by the school arises an awareness of environmental stewardship and conservation of the earth to minimize the impact of global warming, declaration of schools as green schools and waste management. The actualization of the green school came the empowerment action programs, namely: 1)Activities for Curriculum Development Based on Environmental and Community-Based Education 2) Development of school management based on environmental; and 3) Improving the quality of school areas and environmentally friendly surroundings through the use of school land as green school, making biotic laboratories, and making compost from waste.

School environment associates with lung function and autonomic nervous system activity in children: a cross-sectional study

Children are in contact with local environments, which may affect respiratory symptoms and allergic sensitization. We aimed to assess the effect of the environment and the walkability surrounding schools on lung function, airway inflammation and autonomic nervous system activity. Data on 701 children from 20 primary schools were analysed. Lung function, airway inflammation and pH from exhaled breath condensate were measured. Pupillometry was performed to evaluate autonomic activity. Land use composition and walkability index were quantified within a 500 m buffer zone around schools. The proportion of effects explained by the school environment was measured by mixed-effect models. We found that green school areas tended to be associated with higher lung volumes (FVC, FEV1 and FEF25–75%) compared with built areas. FVC was significantly lower in-built than in green areas. After adjustment, the school environment explained 23%, 34% and 99.9% of the school effect on FVC, FEV1, and FEF25–75%, respectively. The walkability of school neighbourhoods was negatively associated with both pupil constriction amplitude and redilatation time, explaining −16% to 18% of parasympathetic and 8% to 29% of sympathetic activity. Our findings suggest that the environment surrounding schools has an effect on the lung function of its students. This effect may be partially mediated by the autonomic nervous system.

An Efforts to Maintain the Sustainability of Renewable Energy System in Rural Area through Green School Education Model

Indonesia has hundreds of renewable energy systems as a source of electrical energy that is spread in rural area. This is done as a government effort to provide electricity access for people who do not have access to electricity from the National Electric Company. The technology built in the village managed by the community. Community preparation in technical and non-technical is needed, thus the renewable energy system can provide electricity for a long time. The Green School is a place for the community to learn from each other and discuss about the renewable energy system in their village. The Green School is designed to have three curricula consisting of Basic Training, Intermediate Training and Advanced Training. The training should consist of participants from various background, education and also notice on gender perspective. Basic training’s main goal is making participants braver to express their opinions in front of the forum. The material is about their daily problem. Intermediate Training’s goal is increasing capacity building of community on managing renewable energy technology, e.g. how to handle the problem. Advanced Training’s goal is networking with outside parties to get more ideas and experiences thus community ready to collaborate in managing technology.

School infrastructure green environment

School infrastructure that reflects environmental management efforts really needs attention. This study aims to analyze the importance of green environm entally friendly school infrastructure development in supporting the learning process in schools. The object of this research is Junior High School at Salatiga. This research is descriptive qualitative research. The parameters in this study are implementation and strategy in creating an environmentally friendly school environment. Data collection is done through interviews, documents, and observations. The results of this study indicate that green school infrastructure must have clean water, rubbish (the provision of separate bins, composters), feces, wastewater/drainage, green open space (RTH), noise/vibration/radiation. The realization of a green environment also needs to be maintained by planting trees, contest, strict sanctions, slogan, galactic activities that are fostering a love for the environment, and defend grass fields.