Jurnal Pendidikan Biologi Indonesia
Vol. 11 No. 1 (2025): MARCH

Exploring the environmental awareness: Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors in Indonesia's academic community

Hendra Michael Aquan (Department of Biology Education, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Sanata Dharma University, Indonesia)
Luisa Diana Handoyo (Department of Biology Education, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Sanata Dharma University, Indonesia)
Antonius Tri Priantoro (Department of Biology Education, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Sanata Dharma University, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
19 Mar 2025

Abstract

This study examines environmental awareness at a university in Indonesia, focusing on knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors in seven environmental areas: climate, water, food, energy, natural resources, biodiversity, and waste. A total of 442 respondents (380 students, 42 lecturers, 20 educational staff) were surveyed using a Likert scale questionnaire. The data obtained was then analyzed quantitatively using ANOVA. The mean scores for the knowledge dimension across the three respondent groups were: lecturers (4.60), educational staff (4.23), and students (4.32). The mean scores for the attitude category were: lecturers (4.44), while students and educational staff had the same mean score of 4.12. In the environmentally friendly behavior category, the mean scores were: lecturers (4.18), students (3.73), and educational staff (3.95). Statistical analysis results show that the lecturer group differs significantly compared to students and educational staff across all three dimensions. These findings indicate that lecturers consistently demonstrate higher environmental awareness in all categories. There were no significant differences between student and educational staff groups. From these findings, there is a need to strengthen environmental awareness through knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors among student and educational staff groups. Strengthening awareness among students can be done through integration of environment-related courses and extracurricular activities, while for educational staff it can be done through regular training and workshops in environmental management.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jpbi

Publisher

Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry

Description

JPBI (Jurnal Pendidikan Biologi Indonesia), ISSN 2442-3750 (print); ISSN 2527-6204 (online), publishes a scientific papers on the results of the study/research and review of the literature in the sphere of biology education in primary education, secondary education, and higher education. ...