Review Implementasi Pendidikan Lingkungan di Provinsi Jambi

Abstract

The aim of the provincial district level surveys was to assess and ascertain the general capacity to support Environmental Education (EE) in formal education through their policies, programs, and activities.  A  multi-faceted assessment of EE capacity and implementation was conducted  into 50 primary and secondary education schools in Jambi Province located in district Jambi, Kerinci, Tebo, Merangin, and Tanjung Jabung Timur which represent different levels and types of schools, including public, vocational, religious, pesantren, and international schools (RSBI schools), representation of school that already implement EE as well as schools that do EE as yet. Data were collected  from both quantitative and qualitative primary and secondary data. Such data related to policy and regulations, curriculum, workshop results, research findings and recommendations, circulars, media and the results of any school-based programs related to environmental education. A total of  9 assessment instruments were developed for the different levels  (provincial, district and school levels) based, as a starting point, on the previous MoNE’s own guidelines for EE implementation in schools produced 2007. Steps of data collection are sequentially in-depth interview and questionnaire with selected government officers who are responsible for environmental education at: 1) national level; 2) provincial level with government officers and scholars and NGOs working on environmental education; 3) district level, concerning environment, climate change, disaster response and management; 4) School-level data collection through  in-depth interview with the principal or assistant principal areas of curriculum, teachers, students, and school committee; 5) observation of school conditions. All qualitative and quantitative data were disaggregated by sector, department, age, sex, experience, educational background, location, type of school. The result of qualitative and quantitative analysis showed some findings and recommendation concerning: 1) EE Supporting Policy and Programs in Provincial & District Government; 2) EE Supporting Policy and Structure in Schools; 3) Human Resource EE Capacity; 4) EE integration in Curriculum; 5) Assessment for Environmental Learning and Whole School Implementation of EE; 6) Textbooks and Other Multi-media EE Learning Resources: 7) School Facilities, Management, and Utilization for EE Teaching and Learning; 8) Teacher and Student Leadership and Inclusion in Environment and EE related  Decision-Making: 9) EE Networks and Partnerships

Keywords:        Curriculum, Environmental Education, EE Policy, Primary School, Secondary School