Women as Pedagogical Ecofeminist Agent in the Novel Sawitri and Tujuh Pohon Kelahiran by Mashdar Zainal

Abstract

This study aims to reveal the role of women as ecofeminist agents of pedagogy through the novel Sawitri dan Tujuh Pohon Kelahiran by Mashdar Zainal (2018). This research employs a descriptive qualitative method and an ecofeminist approach, drawing on pedagogy theory. Mashdar Zainal's (2018) novel Sawitri dan Tujuh Pohon Kelahiran serves as the primary data source for this study. Data collection techniques used reading, note-taking, and literature review. This descriptive qualitative research employs human research instruments, specifically the researcher himself. Semantic validity techniques are used in this research for data validity. Data reliability used in this research is intra-rater and expert judgment. This research employs content analysis as its data analysis technique, incorporating three activities: data condensation, data presentation, and conclusion drawing. The study's results demonstrate the role of women as pedagogical ecofeminist agents, exemplified by the educational values embodied in Sawitri's character and her environmental influences, as evidenced by excerpts from Mashdar Zainal's novel Sawitri dan Tujuh Pohon Kelahiran (2018).