Leadership Initiatives on Environmental-Based Social Enterprise Toward Green Teaching Factory Practice in Vocational School

Abstract

Environmental issues are a serious concern for global stakeholders and policymakers in various countries. This study reveals the leadership practices of vocational schools in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, in developing pedagogical approaches based on social entrepreneurship. This practice aims to increase awareness of environmental friendliness for educators and students as one of the residents' leading social problems in their sub-districts. The main objective of this research is to find out how vocational school develops social entrepreneurship in a teaching factory that considers environmental aspects, local vocational education, and interconnection with the business sector in their learning processes. The research strategy uses case studies with data collection in participatory observation, semi-structured interviews, and documentation. The study results indicate that the vocational school development project, which focuses on environmentally friendly creative economic activities through environmentally friendly paper bags, encourages multi-sector collaboration to overcome waste problems, especially plastic waste.