IMPLEMENTASI KEBIJAKAN PENDIDIKAN LINGKUNGAN HIDUP SMP NEGERI 1 BAGAN SINEMBAH MENUJU SEKOLAH ADIWIYATA MANDIRI

Abstract

Environmental education is one of important policy that isssued by the government
as the effort of delivering education at whole schools by Adiwiyata programme. This research
was aimed to obtain the description of the implementation environtmental education policy of
SMP Negeri 1 Bagan Sinembah. The approach of the research used qualitative descriptive.
Data collection was done by the researchers themselves as a key instrument, whereas to
determine the source of human data using snowball sampling technique. Data was collected
by means of; (1) in-depth interviews; (2) The participant observation; and (3) study the
documentation. For data analysis using descriptive techniques whose application is done in
three flow of activities, namely data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion or verification.
The result showed that, first, the understanding of school people about the concept, goal and
principle of Adiwiyata Mandiri was good. Second, the commitment of school people about the
environment education policy was quite good eventhough some school people showed no
spirit and unready attitude to run the Adiwiyata programme. Third, The programmes of Adiwiyata
Mandiri were socializaiton to the candidate of next adiwiyata school, environmental education
and Clean Saturday programme. The programmes runs quite well. Fourth, the implementor
and financial source in implementing the environmental education policy at SMP Negeri 1
Bagan Sinembah was not adequate. The results can be taken into consideration for other
schools in making their schools as Adiwiyata mandiri.