A Successful Model to Inculcate Low Carbon Awareness among School Students and Teachers

F. A. Phang; W. Wai Yoke; H. Chin Siong; M. Suda; J. Fujino

Authors

F. A. Phang Centre for Engineering Education, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia.
W. Wai Yoke Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
H. Chin Siong UTM Low Carbon Asia Research Centre, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
M. Suda Ibaraki University, Chuo 3-21-1, Ami-Machi, Inashiki-Gun, Ibaraki, 300-0393, Japan
J. Fujino National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba-City, Ibaraki, 305- 8506, Japan.

Keywords:

Low Carbon Awareness, Implementation Model, Blueprint

Abstract

This five-year study was conducted to identify a model that can be used as a guiding model for other cities in Malaysia and Asian countries to form a Low Carbon Society. The research was conducted in Iskandar Malaysia, a southern economic region in Johor, Malaysia to inculcate low carbon awareness among school teachers and students. The research involved a series of meetings, focus group discussion, writing of blueprints and implementation of the blueprints that includes organizing competitions, teacher trainings, talks, campaigns and exhibition. The impact of the implementation was measured using teacher survey, student survey, interviews and observation at schools. Through the researchers’ reflection, the experience of the study especially in the implementation of low carbon awareness pragrams, a successful model is generated as a reference for future research