ICONESTH
2024: The 2nd ICONESTH

EMBEDDING LOCAL WISDOM IN CURRICULUM: A PATHWAY TO SUSTAINABLE AWARENESS IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Hifni Septina Carolina (Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia)
Diana Rochintaniawati (Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia)
Riandi (Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
13 Jan 2025

Abstract

In the fight against environmental degradation, local wisdom and the SDGs are intertwined. Students learn sustainability and local culture through local wisdom in the university curriculum. This study aims to describe the implementation of local wisdom and environmental ethics lectures to foster students' sustainability awareness. This study uses data collection techniques based on document review, questionnaires and interviews. The examined documents comprise the curriculum, textbooks, and additional instructional materials utilised in education. Surveys and interviews were administered to lecturers and students. The findings indicated that (1) the execution of lectures on local wisdom and environmental ethics is proceeding effectively, (2) the incorporation of local wisdom and environmental ethics into the curriculum requires enhancement to facilitate students' comprehension of the material in a tangible and factual context, (3) students exhibit commendable knowledge and awareness of sustainability. This study suggests that learning that includes sustainable principles based on local wisdom promotes meaningful experience and sustainable awareness growth. Keywords: local wisdom, curriculum, sustainable awareness

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Journal Info

Abbrev

iconesth

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Subject

Arts Humanities Computer Science & IT Dentistry Mathematics Neuroscience Nursing Public Health Social Sciences Other

Description

The International Conference on Education, Science, Technology and Health (ICONESTH), is a scientific platform that collects academic papers published in an academic seminar. Where the outer targets are distributed journals. This proceeding contains the contributions made by the researchers in the ...