REQUIRED ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL FOR PRO-ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOR IN INDONESIA: A Perspective on Parents' Household Sanitation Situations and Teachers' Awareness of Environmental Education

Abstract

Indonesia faces pressing environmental issues. many of which are related to citizens' llifestyles. Therefore, community-based environmental eduction is needed to encourage pro environmental behaviour. We examined parents' perspection on their household sanitation situations and teachers' awareness of environmental education in junior high school in Indonesia to consider what types of environmental education are needed to promote pro-environmental behavior. We conducted a cross-sectional study among 350 parents and 17 junior high school teachers in Makassar City, Indonesia. We administered a questionnaire on household sanitation situations to the parents and conducted semi-structured interviews with the teachers.