Teachers and Awareness: A case study of landslide hazard in Penang Island

A study of awareness of landslide hazards have been conducted among secondary school teachers. The survey focused on four schools which are located in landslide areas and questionnaire methodologies were adopted to collect data from each school. Guided and close-ended questionnaires were distributed to 60 teachers in four selected schools in Penang Island. From the survey, the results showed knowledge and awareness of landslide hazards among the teachers are average. The results of the survey of teachers indicate that more than 20 percent of teachers lacked of landslide knowledge and below 50 percents of the teachers' awareness of the landslide is average. Education is a basic tool to control the environment and well as landslide awareness among the students. Teachers are the person who can develop students with knowledgeable and aware of the landslide hazard awareness and can help future generations to control their lives and prosperity of the future. Commitment of teachers is very important in shaping the next generation of youth with disciplined and caring soul. So awareness of landslide hazards must be addressed early so that future generations do not face difficulties in dealing with the development of environmental technology.