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Checked16 October 2026 · Pangandaran, West Java, Indonesia
Thai/English summaries are project paraphrases, not official translations or endorsement of the original study.
Research question
How do communication, education and local knowledge support preparedness?
Method and context
Qualitative case study: ten purposively selected interviewees, a village focus group, observations and thematic analysis, 2023–early 2024.
Study summary
The case examines how official warning channels interact with community experience. It documents communication weaknesses alongside local preparedness practices, without an intervention control group.
Findings
Informants report broken sirens and interrupted training; the education programme inventory records participation by only two hotels.
Contribution
Links infrastructure maintenance, institutional trust and continuity of community education.
Interpretation limits
Authors note one-location scope, modest quantitative evidence and limited examination of budgets and coordination.
A question for further research
Project proposal: rehearse failed-warning-channel and rumour-verification injects with coastal communities.
A starting point for a study design: extend the literature search, specify methods and outcomes, and assess ethics requirements for the data and participants.
Connect evidence to KSEC / OBE
Project-proposed critical-appraisal evidence, not research findings or accreditation criteria from the original authors.
- K
- Explain the question, concepts and findings with locators in the original.
- S
- Compare methods, variables and limitations with another study before designing a test or CPX.
- E
- Separate reported results from your proposals, cite originals and examine implications for vulnerable groups.
- C
- Record responses to critique and revisions after new evidence. Observe behaviour repeatedly, not from a single reading.
Related learning modules
- From warnings to action
- Volunteers working with communities
- Andaman tsunami 2004: from warning to action
Related knowledge domains
Original-study citation
Edwin Rizal; Yunus Winoto; Toto Sugito; Catur Nugroho; Falih I. Septian (2025). Disaster communication in the digital age: a community-based case study of media, education, and local knowledge in Pangandaran, Indonesia. Frontiers in Communication, 10, 1632436. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2025.1632436
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