Ecopedagogic-Based Social Science Education to Improve Social-Ecological Awareness as Student Character Strengthening

Abstract

In this post-modern era, the development of science and technology is very fast, giving a significant influence on all sectors of social life, without exception the phenomenon of complexity in nature as a space for human life occurs a lot. Nature as a container of human life has been considered an object so it is exploited by humans to the extreme. This condition is a sad problem, the low literacy of people's understanding of their essence as social beings, one of which is having a very close interaction relationship in space and time with nature, so that this has an impact on the ecological awareness of humans who should always maintain neglected natural harmony. Based on these conditions, it is necessary to take a strategic step to build a new paradigm to increase socialecological awareness. This study aimed to determine the concept of ecopedagogic-based social studies education and then analyze students' socialecological awareness as character strengthening in schools. The research method used is a qualitative approach with a literature study design. The results of this study can be identified that schools play a role in increasing students' ecological awareness in the application of ecopedagogic-based social studies education concepts in schools. In addition, it can also be concluded that increasing awareness of social ecology has relevance to social studies education, which emphasizes students’ attitudes in carrying out their social life activities.