Effective Peaceful Education Strategies for Disaster-Prone Areas Revealed

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Researchers at Universitas Islam Negeri, Surabaya, Indonesia, have developed and evaluated learning strategies and curricula focused on risk management education for emergency schools in post-disaster areas. The study aimed to support a peaceful learning process that helps students recover from trauma while improving motivation, academic performance, and disaster preparedness. The research utilized the Borg & Gall Research and Development Model to find an appropriate instructional strategy for peace education in post-natural disaster school areas, showing significant improvements in test scores and student enthusiasm.

Key Takeaways:

  • The research developed and evaluated learning strategies and curricula focused on risk management education for emergency schools in post-disaster areas.
  • The study used the Borg & Gall Research and Development Model, collecting data through documentation, interviews, and observation, and conducting field tests at Madrasa Ibtidaiyah (Islamic Elementary School) in Sidoarjo, Indonesia.
  • The results showed a significant improvement in test scores, with 56.9% and 75.4% contribution from the strategy using disaster mitigation questions in the science and religious classes, respectively.
  • The research concluded that the peaceful education strategy for disaster mitigation was more effectively applied in akidah akhlak classes.
  • The study has limitations regarding the level and number of madrasas studied.
  • The research implications have proven to be practically useful in handling post-disaster emergency education in madrasa environments in Sidoarjo through the instillation of peaceful education in the learning process of science and Islamic Religious Education.

Statistics:

  • 56.9% contribution from the strategy using disaster mitigation questions in the science class (IPA) of ICP 1.
  • 75.4% contribution from the strategy using disaster mitigation questions in the religious class (akidah akhlak) of ICP 2.
  • The research design involved three cycles of field tests conducted at Madrasa Ibtidaiyah (Islamic Elementary School) in Sidoarjo, Indonesia.

Sources:

  • "The Effectiveness of Peaceful Education Learning Strategies for Students at Emergency Madrasas Following Natural Disasters in Sidoarjo." Jurnal Pendidikan Agama Islam, 2025,22(1).
  • "Jurnal Pendidikan Agama Islam" - http://ejournal.uin-suka.ac.id/tarbiyah/index.php/jpai.
  • Doi: 10.14421/jpai.v22i1.8369.
  • https://doi-org.sdpl.idm.oclc.org/10.14421/jpai.v22i1.8369.