[Unpad.ac.id, 21/11/2016] Student Mountaineering Unit Palawa Unpad began the Nemangkawi Expedition 2016 by leaving to Suanggama Village, Papua on Friday (18/11) ago. In this village, the team will conduct research related to the inhibiting of literacy in the community close to the hiking trail of Nemangkawi Summit (Carstensz Pyramid).
In a press release received by Unpad Public Relations, it is stated that as the location is close to the world-class hiking trail, this village becomes a strategic location both for local and foreign climbers to visit. However, the strategic value is not supported by the literacy of the community.
This is reinforced by data that showed the level of illiteracy in Papua in 2013 was in the range of 32.69%. Therefore, the team took the initiative to conduct a research related to factors that hinder the process of literacy, particularly on the ability to read of the people in Suanggama viewed from social psychological aspects.
The team of researchers consists of Rizki Mulia P. (Faculty of Psychology), Anisa Asri Sundoro (Faculty of Psychology), Sharif Nur (Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences), and Maria Teresa Erika (Faculty of Agricultural Technology Industry). The study will continue until December 2.
During a 2 week stay in the middle of the Suanggama community, the team will try to identify the various factors inhibiting the literacy from social aspects, such as human resources (parents, teachers, and heads of tribes), infrastructures, and culture. While the from psychological aspect, it will be reviewed how the readiness of primary school age children in learning to read.
The study will be conducted using the method of observation and interviews and analyzed in terms of psychological and social perspectives. The results of this study are expected to encourage the development of alternative education for indigenous peoples in facing the changes in Suanggama village without leaving the tradition and cultural beliefs.
During the preparation stage, the team itself has done a simulation of data collection in the Sukarame Village, Bandung Regency and tested the measuring instrument for reading preparation at primary school age children in SDN Sinarjati, Sumedang Regency. This simulation was conducted to provide an overview of the methods and measures in a study conducted in Suanggama.
The research is part of series Mount Nemangkawi (Carstensz Pyramid) expedition with the concept of zero waste mountaineering (pendakian minim sampah) (climbing with minimal garbage). Research team will set out in advance and the climbing team will depart at a different time. *
Released by UKM Palawa Unpad/am
