AMALAN KEPIMPINAN LESTARI PENTADBIR DAN HUBUNGANNYA DENGAN PENGETAHUAN GURU TERHADAP PENDIDIKAN ALAM SEKITAR

Abstract

Environmental pollution has become an increasingly critical issue as communities demonstrate diminishing concern for environmental preservation and possess limited knowledge about the sustainable use of natural resources. School leaders play a pivotal role in supporting teachers to deliver environmental knowledge to students through teaching and learning processes, starting as early as the primary school level. Early exposure to Environmental Education can help instill effective behaviours and attitudes necessary for long-term environmental sustainability. This concept paper aims to explore the practice of Sustainable Leadership among school leaders and examine its relationship with teachers’ knowledge of Environmental Education. The methodology employed in this paper is a systematic literature review, based on the analysis and synthesis of existing literature related to the factors and challenges influencing sustainable leadership practices and educators’ environmental knowledge. The selection criteria for the articles in this study encompass publications that examine aspects of administrators’ leadership practices, environmental education, and the challenges faced by teachers in delivering instruction related to this field in schools. The articles included were published between 2017 and 2024. The sources were obtained from major academic databases and journals, including the Journal of Educational Leadership, the Malaysian Journal of Society and Space, and Semantic Scholar. Additionally, the paper proposes strategies to enhance both leadership practices and environmental awareness among teachers. The findings of this concept paper are expected to assist educators, particularly school leaders and teachers, in increasing environmental knowledge and cultivating a sense of environmental responsibility among students. Ultimately, fostering sustainable attitudes, values, and knowledge from an early age is crucial in nurturing a generation committed to environmental stewardship.