RESPONS SYSTEM AND EARLY ALERT OF COVID-19 IN HIGHER EDUCATION: A QUALITATIVE STUDY IN PEKALONGAN UNIVERSITY

Yuniarti, Yuniarti and ristiawati, ristiawati and Susanti, Nur (2021) RESPONS SYSTEM AND EARLY ALERT OF COVID-19 IN HIGHER EDUCATION: A QUALITATIVE STUDY IN PEKALONGAN UNIVERSITY. Project Report. Unikal Press, Pekalongan.

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Abstract

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has brought new disruptions for higher education due to a fundamental paradigm shift; by organizing higher education while at the same time mitigating sustainably. The purpose of this study is to determine the mitigation of COVID-19 through the response system and early alertness of universities to prevent transmission. Methods: This qualitative research uses the phenomenology approach. The data collection techniques used in this research are structured interviews and participant observation. Furthermore, purposive sampling is used to select informants—validity and reliability with triangulation techniques to measure the convergence of information from other sources. Results: Pekalongan University has developed a policy response system: online learning, mitigation and education. The COVID-19 pandemic has been responded to as a momentum to improve research performance. The response to social distancing suggests implementing a work from home system (remote working) to reduce the building's occupancy by half. Early alertness for COVID-19 is oriented towards preventing the spread of cases, including communication and education, risk assessment, and academic activity-based health protocols. Other efforts include providing health protocol support facilities and forming a COVID-19 prevention task force team. Conclusions: Higher education's resilience in facing a pandemic is determined by the early response and alertness systems it builds. Both system models still need to be implemented even though the pandemic is over to anticipate long-term effects on education administration. Keywords: response, alerts, COVID-19, higher education

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