| Summary: | Cases of landslides in Malaysia did not only destroy properties but have also taken the lives
of people. The society need to be educated about the danger of landslides, so that, they can
be better prepared to face the disaster that can happen at any time. One of the main groups
that need to be educated on the danger of landslides are teachers. Teachers teach students
the importance of maintaining and conserving the environment, as well as the basics about
landslides including early signs of landslides and causes of landslides. In order to disseminate
knowledge about landslides accurately to students, teachers themselves need to first, be
knowledgeable on the subject matter. This research has two objectives, first, to identify the
level of knowledge and awareness regarding landslides among teachers; second, to investigate
the differences in knowledge and awareness regarding landslides between teachers who teach
in landslide prone areas with teachers who teach in non-landslide prone areas. This research
used qualitative method through in-depth interview to gather information from 10 teacher
respondents who are teaching in the Northern region of Malaysia. The findings show that the
level of landslides knowledge and awareness among teachers is high. The findings also indicate
that there is no difference in term of landslides knowledge and awareness between teachers who
teach in areas prone to landslides and those who teach in areas that are not prone to landslides.
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