An Evaluation of Changes to The Secondary School Geography Curriculum in Indonesia Disaster Risk Reduction Effort

Abstract

Disaster education in Indonesia has been initiating after the Aceh Tsunami disaster in 2004 which was one of the major disasters that have ever occurred in Indonesia. Disaster risk reduction efforts have been carried out by the Indonesian government by revising the national curriculum. This aims to improve prevention efforts and preparedness for the school community. School students in Indonesia are in extreme risk of natural disasters, especially when they are in school. In this context, a few educational programs for disaster risk reduction (DRR) have been integrated into school subjects. Therefore, this study aims to analyze and evaluate the changes in the geography curriculum for secondary schools that have been revised in Indonesia. The new curriculum began to be implemented in 2013. In this context, this article will focus on analyzing geographic curriculum content that integrates disaster related material that is taught to high school students. Evaluating curriculum changes is aimed at building students’ disaster knowledge with geographic learning in an effort to improve disaster preparedness.

The Implementation Level of Disaster Risk Reduction Management and Disaster Preparedness in Selected Schools in Davao de Oro

“…Even in Indonesia, educational institutions focus on disaster risk reduction so that the learning environment and school community are safe. The construct of school-based disaster risk reduction was instigated after the disaster brought about by Aceh Tsunami in 2004, Kamil et al (2021).…”

The implementation of disaster education after the sixteen years of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami in Aceh-Indonesia: Progress or regress?

“…Meanwhile, the high school curriculum is integrated into geography subjects to improve knowledge and skills about disasters and the ability to make decisions before, during, and after disasters occur [2,14]. While in other subjects, it does not contain disaster material.…”

“…In disaster management, individual or community knowledge is crucial to disaster preparedness [21,22]. In disaster preparedness planning, it is necessary to know in advance the types of hazards that occur in an area, for example, geological hazards such as volcanic eruptions; tsunamis; earthquakes, environmental hazards such as forest fires; floods; landslides; and storms [23,2].…”

“…Strengthening disaster education for the community is an effort to provide awareness and knowledge of disasters and the actions that need to be taken before, during, and after disasters occur [1,2]. Communicating disaster risk plays an important role in disaster education as an effort to provide views about disasters to the community [3].…”