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.