Al Ishlah Jurnal Pendidikan
Vol 18, No 1 (2026): MARCH 2026

Climate Change Education Based on Indigenous Knowledge: Fostering Disaster Literacy in Social Studies Learning

Kirana Prama Dewi (Department of Elementary teacher education, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan)
Esti Sarjanti (Department of Geographic Education, Faculty of Education, Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto)
Anissa Rahma Fanilika (Universitas Ahmad Dahlan)
Destri Ratna Ma'rifah (Biology Education, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Apr 2026

Abstract

Climate change is a significant threat to human existence in the 21st century, necessitating the integration of climate change education into the social studies curriculum to equip students with environmental awareness and disaster literacy. This research aims to describe the implementation of climate change strategy materials grounded in Indigenous Knowledge (IK) and to determine students' disaster literacy levels through the StudySaster learning model. Studysaster is a systematic learning paradigm that integrates disaster education into the school environment across the pre-disaster, emergency response, and post-disaster phases. This study uses an exploratory sequential mixed-methods design with a sample of 121 elementary school teacher students at Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Yogyakarta. Data were collected through observations, interviews, and questionnaires adapted from the disaster literacy framework by Kimura et al. to measure the dimensions of knowledge, attitudes, and skills. The research results show that: 1) the implementation of the Studysaster method reached a convenient category with an average score of 4.5/5.0; 2) the use of interactive learning media SWAY based on Indigenous Knowledge effectively enhances students' disaster literacy; and 3) the students' disaster literacy profile is in the high category, with the highest achievements in the attitude aspect (75% for respect toward the environment) and knowledge (50% for information understanding), while the skills dimension is the weakest competency aspect. These findings imply the importance of making disaster literacy a daily practice and provide a reference for social studies educators in integrating disaster mitigation into classroom learning.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

alishlah

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Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Mathematics Other

Description

This journal focuses on advancing scholarly research and critical discourse in the field of education. It publishes original research articles that address contemporary issues and emerging trends in curriculum development, instructional practices, learning processes, educational policy, and teacher ...