Preservation Of Coping Strategies Of Women In The Merapi Disaster Area From Educational Perspectives On Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstrak

The educational level that a person has is one of the means for that person to exist in society. The educational level affected the
women to determine coping strategies after the Mount Merapi disaster. When the Covid-19 pandemic occurred, the women
faced difficulties in earning living . This study aims to investigate how to preserve the coping strategies of women in the Mount
Merapi disaster area from the perspective of education during the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic. The study was conducted in the
surrounding area of Mount Merami such as Boyolali, Klaten, Magelang, and Sleman in 2020-2021. A descriptive qualitative
research method was employed in this study where the subjects involved were women affected by the Mount Merapi disaster.
The research object was the preservation of coping strategies from an educational perspective on the Covid-19 pandemic. Data
were collected using interviews, observations, Focus Group Discussions (FGD), and documentation. The validity of the data
was obtained using extended observations, research persistence, triangulation, peer discussion, and negative case analysis. Data
were analyzed using interactive analysis. The results of the study were as follows: women affected by the Mount Merapi disaster
with low education tend to preserve coping strategies following family livelihoods and self-confidence; those with secondary
education (junior high school, high school) preserve coping strategies based on increasing income but were less daring to try new
things; meanwhile, highly educated people brave to take new steps to restore the economy and brave to urge the public not to
preserve coping strategies that can have a negative impact in the future. In conclusion, the coping strategies employed by women
affected by the Mount Merapi disaster from the perspective of education during the Covid-19 pandemic varied according to their
level of education and beliefs as well as the legacy of their family habits.
Keywords: Coping Strategies, Educational Level, Covid-19