Educational Administrator’s Perception on Managing Teaching and Learning After A Natural Disaster: A Case Study in Lipis, Pahang

Abstract

This study aimed to comprehend a comprehensive perception of educational administrator on managing teaching and learning after a natural disaster. In Malaysia, natural disaster is a common occurrence, Malaysia is affected by numerous natural disaster such as flood, drought, haze and heat wave. These natural disasters have caused numerous issues to the country regarding its development, economy, education and society. The occurrence of natural disaster has impacted education, they have caused school to be closed and school activity to be halted or canceled altogether. In 2021, Malaysia has recorded 1057 cases of flood. This has resulted in crisis in education since huge number of schools has to be closed due this. Utilizing a qualitative design research that targeted informant consisted of head of schools selected from various school that are regularly affected by flood. The informant consists of head of school such as headmaster and principal from a region in Pahang that are regularly affected by flood. In-depth semi-structured interview was used to collect data. The data that was gathered from the interviews were transcribed using thematic analysis and themes were extracted to answer all of the research questions. The findings had shown the importance of support from various parties when it comes to managing teaching and learning after a natural disaster. It also had highlighted the challenges that educational administrator faced when managing teaching and learning after a natural disaster and interesting suggestion that can be consider to improve on the situation in the future.