Analisis Kebutuhan Pengembangan Buku Cerita Berbasis Kearifan Lokal Kediri dalam Menjaga dan Melestarikan Budaya

Low interest in learning about culture and uninteresting teaching materials are factors in the decline of local wisdom knowledge in students, which can lead to the disintegration of national culture. This study aims to describe: (1) the need for the development of storybooks based on Kediri local wisdom; (2) teacher constraints encountered in the development of storybooks based on Kediri local wisdom; (3) the carrying capacity of the development of storybooks based on Kediri local wisdom for grade V students. This study used a mixed method approach (qualitative and quantitative) with the research subjects of grade V students and teachers in four elementary schools in Pare District. Data were collected through observation, interviews, and questionnaires. Data analysis techniques used descriptive statistics on quantitative data and source triangulation techniques (Miles and Huberman) on qualitative data. From the need assessment data analysis that has been done, the results obtained; (1) it is very important to develop a storybook based on Kediri local wisdom to increase pride in local culture; (2) The obstacles faced by teachers, namely; have never used teaching materials based on Kediri local wisdom, difficulty choosing teaching materials to explain local wisdom material and difficulty integrating local wisdom in learning materials. (3) Supporting capacity in developing storybooks, namely the principal provides training facilities and workshops based on local wisdom to teachers, school principals provide facilities to help teachers be creative in making teaching materials. It can be concluded that the development of local wisdom-based storybooks is an important and effective step. So that the results of this study can be used as a reference for further research in the form of developing storybook teaching materials based on local wisdom in Kediri.