al-Aulad: Journal of Islamic Primary Education
Vol. 9 No. 2 (2026): Al-Aulad: Journal of Islamic Primary Education

Representation of Ecopedagogy in Indonesian Language Textbooks for Grade 3 Elementary School

Astri Nur Islamy (Universitas Muhammadiyah Tasikmalaya, Indonesia)
Dede Mardiah (Universitas Muhammadiyah Tasikmalaya, Indonesia)
Nindi Citra Setia Dewi (University of Malaya, Malaysia)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Sep 2026

Abstract

Environmental education at the elementary school level needs to be developed not only through the delivery of ecological knowledge, but also through the formation of concern, responsibility, critical awareness, and concrete actions towards the environment. Indonesian language textbooks have the potential as a medium for integrating language literacy and ecological literacy because environmental issues can be presented through texts, stories, questions, activities, and language tasks. This study aims to analyze the representation of ecopedagogy in the Indonesian language book: Kawan Sepanjang for Elementary Schools/Islamic Elementary Schools Grade III (Revised Edition) by Gantino Habibi and S. Nailul Muna Aljamaliah. The study uses a qualitative approach with a qualitative content analysis method for texts, dialogues, questions, instructions, and learning activities related to the environment. The analysis uses deductive coding based on six categories operationalized from the thinking of Freire, Gadotti, and Misiaszek, namely ecological awareness, human-nature relations, ecological ethics and concern, ecological responsibility, ecological critical awareness, and ecological action. The results of the study indicate that the six dimensions are present in the textbook with a strong tendency towards ecological care, responsibility, and action, while critical awareness emerges primarily through the causal relationship between human behavior and environmental damage. The findings indicate that the Indonesian language textbook for third grade has the potential to be an ecopedagogical medium that integrates language skills with the formation of students' ecological awareness.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

al-aulad

Publisher

Subject

Religion Education

Description

Al-Aulad: Journal of Islamic Primary Education is published by the Department of Primary Education, Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training, UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung-Indonesia, published periodically twice in a year (March and September). The focus of the study is the results of research and ...