Abstract:
Character education awakens the realm of values and norms of students.
Environmental care is one of the 18 character values in the Indonesian Ministry
of Education and National (2010) character education design. This article aims
to examine the character of caring for the environment to mitigate flood
disasters. Qualitative approach with descriptive method is used to describe
research problems. Miles and Huberman's interactive model reduced interview
data, presented descriptive narratives, and document research results.
Triangulation techniques and research extension resulted in data saturation.
The results of the study describe that related to the environmental care behavior
of the community in Pengaron Village, it is described as follows; 1) The attitude
of the community towards flood prevention is to do cooperation every week by
coordinating through village officials, 2) Knowledge about flooding is passed
down from generation to generation to children. This information includes the
fact that floods always occur every year, so people must always be alert; 3)
Environmental care behavior includes the obligation to have swimming skills,
construct houses on stilts and or two floors, and plant trees that have
characteristics sensitive to weather changes. Society inherits the character of
caring for the environment as the primary value in everyday life. The character
of caring for the environment contributes to educating the importance of
preserving and coexisting with the environment.
