Caring for the environment in an inclusive school: The Adiwiyata Green School program in Indonesia

Wibowo Heru Prasetiyo
Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Indonesia
Noormaizatul Akmar Ishak
Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Malaysia
Abdul Basit
Universitas Panca Marga, Indonesia
Jagad Aditya Dewantara
Universitas Tanjungpura, Indonesia
Obby Taufik Hidayat
Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Indonesia
Asep Rudi Casmana
Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Indonesia
Ahmad Muhibbin
Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Indonesia

This research explores the development of environmental caring character through the Adiwiyata Green School program, with particular reference to a school's inclusive provision for students with special needs. This study used the CIPP (context, input, process, product) evaluation model, including semi-structured interviews, observations and document analyses for data collection. The results illustrate that the program succeeded in disseminating motivation and environmental care to both students with special needs and regular students, providing a foundation for sustainable development. This study contributes to the expansion of theoretical discourse and the practice of character development in environmental care by considering the needs and privileges of students.
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Authors: Wibowo Heru Prasetiyo (corresponding author) is a lecturer in the Department of Civic Education, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Indonesia. His research is focused on character education, citizenship education, and ecological citizenship. Email: whp823@ums.ac.id Dr Noormaizatul Akmar Ishak is a senior lecturer at the School of Human Development and Technocommunication, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Malaysia. Her research interests include green innovation, technology management, and communication technology. Email: maizatul@unimap.edu.my Abdul Basit is a lecturer at the Civic Education Department, Universitas Panca Marga, Indonesia. His overarching research interest is in character education, citizenship education, and general education. Email: abdulbasit@upm.ac.id Jagad Aditya Dewantara is a Lecturer and researcher at Universitas Tanjungpura, Indonesia. His research studies relate to social education, education for citizenship and the field of community anthropology. Email: jagad02@fkip.untan.ac.id Obby Taufik Hidayat a lecturer at the Civic Education Department, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Indonesia. His research is focused on character education, citizenship education, and global citizenship. Email: oth785@ums.ac.id Asep Rudi Casmana is a lecturer at the Civic Education Department, Faculty of Social Science, Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Indonesia. His research interests are teaching citizenship education, global citizenship education, and creating global citizens. Email: aseprudi@unj.ac.id Dr Ahmad Muhibbin is a senior lecturer at the Civic Education Department, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Indonesia. His areas of research expertise include character education, citizenship education, and educational management. Email: am215@ums.ac.id Please cite as: Prasetiyo, W. H., Ishak, N. A., Basit, A., Dewantara, J. A., Hidayat, O. T., Casmana, A. R. & Muhibbin, A. (2020). Caring for the environment in an inclusive school: The Adiwiyata Green School program in Indonesia. Issues in Educational Research, 30(3), 1040-1057. http://www.iier.org.au/iier30/prasetiyo.pdf