School Preparedness in Anticipating the Threat of Earthquake and Tsunami in Bantul Regency

Abstract

Earthquakes occurring in the subduction zone are the cause of the tsunami. This study aims to determine: (1) school preparedness in Bantul Regency in to face of the earthquake and tsunami disaster, and (2) school efforts in Bantul Regency in improving the preparedness of the earthquake and tsunami disaster. The research design used in this research is descriptive analysis. This research conducted on April-November 2018. The research places is Bantul Regency, D.I. Yogyakarta. Variables in this study are school preparedness in to face of the earthquake and tsunami disaster (knowledge, policies and guidelines, emergency response plans, disaster warning systems, and resource mobilization) and school efforts in improving the preparedness of the earthquake and tsunami disaster. The population of this study is all schools in Bantul Regency that enter the area prone to earthquake and tsunami disaster. All members of the population is expected to be a unit of research analysis. Data collection techniques in this study are observation, interviews, and documentation. The data analysis used in this research is quantitative and qualitative. The results showed: (1) school preparedness in Bantul Regency from the schools aspect in “ready enough” category (76.9 %), the teachers aspect in “full ready” category (73.1%), and the students aspect in “full ready” category (60.1%). (2) Efforts to improve the preparedness of the earthquake and tsunami disaster carried out by schools in Bantul Regency, including: (a) conducting earthquake and tsunami disaster evacuation drills in their school communities, (b) improving school preparedness, teachers preparedness, students preparedness, parents preparedness and volunteers preparedness with various trainings and simulations in the face of the earthquake and tsunami disaster, (c) making routes and evacuation maps, (d) mobilizing all available resources, from the public and private sectors, domestic and foreign to coordinate all disaster response entities based on emergency response plans, (e) integration of earthquake and tsunami disaster studies in the curriculum in schools, and (f) involve the role of various parties in improving the preparedness of the earthquake and tsunami disaster