STATE AND LEVEL OF ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY FOR NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION VOLUNTEERS

Abstract

The objective of this study was to analyze the state and level of environmental literacy for natural resources and environment protection volunteers. The research was a qualitative type. Questionnaires were used as instruments, consisting of 2 parts: 1. state of environmental literacy with 5 rating scale, and 2. level of environmental literacy with rubric scores type. For data collection, Multi – stage Random sampling was operated with 435 volunteers dealing with natural resources and environment protection. To analyze data, the researchers used descriptive statistics, means, and standard deviation. The study revealed that the state of environmental literacy was divided into 3 aspects: 1. knowledge was at much level (x ̅ = 4.11, S.D. = 0.93), 2. skill was at much level (x ̅= 3.92, S.D. = 0.98), and 3. attitude was also at much level (x ̅ = 4.1, S.D. = 1.09). In term of the level of environmental literacy, there were affecting components as follows: 1. knowledge was at analysis level (x ̅ = 2.81, S.D. = 1.24), 2. skill was at implementation level (x ̅ = 2.45, S.D. = 1.08), and 3. attitude was at analysis level (x ̅=2.78, S.D.=1.05). Nevertheless, it was noted that the volunteers still lacked of participation in taking action, as well as skills at application level. Lastly, it was suggested that there should be a process to run non-formal education to strengthen environmental literacy.