Open AccessThe Influence of Geography Lessons in Disaster Mitigation Education toward Preparedness of Senior High School Students in Face of the Disaster
Author(s) -
Nandi,
Setio Galih Marlyono
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/286/1/012012
Subject(s) - preparedness , disaster preparedness , emergency management , geography , face (sociological concept) , political science , sociology , social science , law
West Java Province as one of the provinces that are vulnerable to disasters. Senior high school students must have a preparedness attitude in face of such disasters. Learning geography in disaster mitigation education was expected to become the foundation to improve the preparedness of high school students. The aim of the research was to analyse the influence of Geography Education in disaster mitigation education to senior high school student’s preparedness to deal with disasters. This study uses a quantitative approach with survey method. The results showed that the influence of learning geography in the mitigation disaster study towards preparedness senior high school students, reaching 39%. Magnitude was the overall role of the three districts, then will be broken down into the role of a district. The role of learning geography in mitigation disaster study in senior high school students to preparedness of learners in Garut amounted to 57.21%, in Tasikmalaya amounted to 46.88%, and in Pangandaran Regency amounted to 28.46%. Learning geography in mitigation disaster study had a significant influence on the preparedness of senior high school students in face of the disaster in West Java province.