PARENT RESPONSE ON ACTIVITIES OF STUDENTS IN SCHOOL IN UTILIZING NATURAL RESOURCES FOR ECOLITERACY IMPROVEMENT
Mukhlisah and Nana Supriatna
1Basic Education, Graduate School, University of Education Indonesia Bandung
2Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Bandung, Indonesia
Abstract
Abstract This research originated from the concern of researchers looking at the activities of students in schools that still use plastic during snacks in the school canteen. Excessive consumption of plastic results in a large amount of plastic waste. Because plastic is not derived from biological compounds, plastic has properties that are difficult to degrade (non-biodegradable). Plastic waste has a negative impact on the natural environment, which most people use as a means of fulfilling their daily needs. Seeing these conditions, it is necessary to have a learning that can foster the ecological awareness or ecoliteracy of students by utilizing nature which in this case is the oen iboh plant (iboh leaf) which is used as a container for food and snacks for students in the school canteen. Efforts to improve the ecoliteracy of students through the use of surrounding natural resources as a source of learning in Science learning in grade IV SD IT Nurul Ishlah Banda Aceh. The researcher wanted to find out the parents response to the activities of students in the school in the utilization of natural resources for increasing ecoliteracy. From the results of preliminary observations carried out on Science learning activities in class IV SD IT Nurul Ishlah Banda Aceh. This study uses a qualitative approach with descriptive methods. The subjects of this study were parents of fourth grade students of SD IT Nurul Ishlah Banda Aceh. Sources of research data are: (1) written sources, (2) oral sources, (3) documents, and (4) records. Data collection techniques are observation, interviews, and documentation. The process of data analysis research is carried out with qualitative descriptive techniques. Based on the results of the study concluded, it is recommended for parents to motivate students to use nature in the environment as an effort to increase the ecoliteracy of students from an early age.
Keywords: Parental response, utilization of natural resources, ecoliteracy
Topic: Science Education