DISASTER KNOWLEDGE OF STUDENT FOR DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

Abstract

Students are part of community that has the highest vulnerability to natural disasters. It causes of the lack of experience in dealing with disaster becomes the major factor. Disaster knowledge is important basic to prepare student and should be given as early as possible, because the varieties and characteristics of regions will affect the potential and threat level in the region. Therefore, the process of sustainable education becomes very important to prepare students for disaster particulary in earthquake that are very common in Indonesia. This research is conducted in Surakarta recidency covers in sub district of Boyolali, Klaten, Sukoharjo, and Surakarta. The research wants to know disaster knowledge levels and to understand preparedness of student in facing earthquake disaster. This research use quantitative destiptive method. Collecting data use method with questionnaire that must be filled by the defined respondent. Result show that student knowledge is in understand category while for the preparedness in facing disaster is in almost ready.