Educational Research and Reviews

  • Abbreviation: Educ. Res. Rev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1990-3839
  • DOI: 10.5897/ERR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2009

Full Length Research Paper

The effects of green schooling knowledge level and intensity of parental guidance on the environmental awareness of the early age student

Sihadi Darmo Wihardjo*
  • Sihadi Darmo Wihardjo*
  • Faculty of Education Science, State University of Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Sofia Hartati
  • Sofia Hartati
  • Faculty of Education Science, State University of Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Yuliani Nurani
  • Yuliani Nurani
  • Faculty of Education Science, State University of Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Agus Sujarwanta
  • Agus Sujarwanta
  • Post Graduate Program Muhammadiyah University of Metro, Metro Lampung, Indonesia.
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  •  Received: 17 December 2015
  •  Accepted: 09 January 2017
  •  Published: 10 March 2017

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the effect of green schooling knowledge and parents guidance on the environmental awareness of the students. This study used a quantitative approach with the ex-post facto method. This study was conducted in Muhammadiyah 41 elementary school in East Jakarta at July to December on the 2nd semester of the academic year of 2014/2015. The data were collected from a sample which consisted of four third grade elementary school students drawn randomly. The data were analyzed using two ways ANOVA. The results showed that: 1). There were significant differences of green schooling knowledge level on the student's environmental awareness; 2).There were significant differences in the intensity of parental guidance on the environment to the student's environmental awareness, and 3). There were significant differences in green schooling knowledge level and the intensity of parental guidance on the environment to the student's environmental awareness. Both variables might be considered to improve the student’s environmental awareness.

Key words: Green schooling knowledge, intensity of parental guidance, environmental awareness.