The Relationship Between Social Studies Education and Environmental Education: Implications for Elementary School Students’ Environmental Awareness
Keywords:
environmental education, environmental awareness, social studiesAbstract
With its abundant natural resources, Indonesia is facing serious environmental degradation challenges that are becoming increasingly alarming. The damage is caused by several factors, one of which is the lack of awareness of Indonesian society due to inadequate environmental education. This research can go in-depth on several aspects that influence students' perceptions and responses to environmental issues, focusing on the contribution of social studies education and environmental education. This study aims to examine the extent to which environmental materials are integrated into the social studies curriculum at various levels of education. Also, the role of social studies teachers is to convey information and motivate students to think ethically about environmental issues. The type of research method used is a literature study, data analysis techniques using literature studies, namely data collection of various kinds of material content contained in the library, such as newspapers, books, magazines, manuscripts, documents, and so on that are relevant. The results of this study discuss the integrity of environmental education and social studies learning, then indicators of the achievement of the success of both education in increasing students' environmental awareness, as well as the values of environmental awareness in social studies learning. Based on the study results, there is a positive correlation between environmental education and social studies education on the environmental awareness of elementary school students. In this context, it is recommended that environmental education and social studies be better integrated into the elementary school curriculum, emphasizing practical and applicable approaches.
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