Social Studies (IPS) learning in junior high schools in Sukoharjo Regency is challenged by students’ low ecological awareness, limited variation in learning models that encourage active engagement, and the suboptimal implementation of the Merdeka Curriculum integrated with the Pancasila Student Profile. These conditions result in a lack of critical thinking, creativity, and environmental awareness among students. This study aims to develop a Project-Based Learning–Ecopedagogy (PJBLEP) model as an alternative instructional strategy to strengthen the Pancasila Student Profile at the junior high school level. The research employs a Research and Development (R 88. 75; and 91. 67). Field trials identified challenges in teachers’ mastery of content, classroom management, and students’ literacy; however, improvements in syntax, group management, and teaching modules enhanced practicality. Overall, PJBLEP effectively makes Social Studies learning more contextual, creative, and environmentally oriented, while simultaneously strengthening the values of the Pancasila Student Profile.
Rohsulina et al. (Thu,) studied this question.