Education of Environmental Awareness Based on Larung-Sesaji Ritual in Coastal Community of Bluru Village, Sidoarjo Sub-District, Sidoarjo District

Abstract

Environmental awareness Education aims to print a wise generation against the surrounding environment, issues about the environment, both nationally and internationally never depart from the attention of World society. The impacts of human behavior or natural disasters caused by environmental education need to be implanted early. Learning activities related to environmental education can be done directly and indirectly, directly through school education while indirectly through traditions that exist in the community. Indirect learning can be done through local wisdom that is a guideline in the community. The role of all community elements is also needed for optimal result achievement. This research uses qualitative methods to answer the problem formulation, it is done to make a precise interpretation of the findings in the field. This research was conducted in Bluru village, Sidoarjo, Sidoarjo district. The subject of this study was the community of Bluru village consisting of fishermen family, local people, and students. This research sample is the family of fishermen, people around, and students. While the key respondents are community leaders, tourism agencies, and the parties related to the ritual implementation of the Larung offerings. Data collection techniques performed using indepth interview techniques, observations, and documents. Samples of fishermen, communities, and students were taken in purposive samples of 25 people. The analytical techniques used are interactive analysis of Miles and Hubberman for the descriptive analysis of FGD results and interviews with respondents.

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