Teaching the Values of Environmental Citizenship in A Developing Country; The Difference Level of Responsiveness Across the Gender

Pleasant living environment and health is a fundamental right of every citizen. However, significant problems in Indonesia now is environmental issues, including the river in an unhealthy condition coupled with a lack of awareness and wrong attitude of the citizens, toward the environment. Research on environmental citizenship in Indonesia is still minimal. This study aimed to evaluate the environmental citizenship teachers are expected later to instil the values of ecological against students at the school. The research method is quantitative descriptive. The technique of collecting data used questionnaires. Analysis of data applied Mean and SD. The results showed that male students and female-only able to achieve moderate levels of all dimensions of environmental citizenship. The level of female students is higher than male students on the dimensions of sustainability and responsibility. Level conditions of students cannot be expected to inculcate of ecological values. The implication is that dimensions worthy of environmental citizenship grown, developed and enhanced through the integration of ecological values, implemented in the learning activities and extracurricular activities, and among them are explicitly designed to improve the competence of male students in the dimensions of sustainability and responsibility.