Culture is the product of human creation, feeling, and will. Culture isnow shifting, for example, the shift of peresean tradition in Lomboksasak community. Through this study, the author is expected to find outthe existence of peresean tradition and the meaning of pereseantradition to the community. This employed an explorative qualitativeresearch method. The research took place in Karek Village, Praya BaratDaya Sub District, Lombok Tengah Regency. The subject of research wasDarek villagers, in this case, taken using snowball sampling technique.The result of research showed that Peresean tradition is a traditional artof Sasak ethnic community in which two men are fighting against eachother (pepadu) using weapon made of rattan stick and shield. Inperesean tradition, there are rule and sanction in its implementation.Peresean performance is now conducted at certain times, e.g. on villageor regency anniversary day, wedding party, low-season, RI independenceday, or in guest welcoming event. Values contained in peresean traditionare life values including appreciating fraternity, friendship, economy,kinship, belief, culture, and art value. Meanwhile, the meaning ofperesean tradition includes a means of showing off man’s bravery,agility, and sturdiness, martial art, sportsmanship spirit, selfappreciation,establishing good relationship, and friendship. So,peresean traditional performance art in Sasak Lombok ethniccommunity has shifted viewed from its rule, meaning, andimplementation time aspects.

This study aims to: (1) analyze the level of community participation in the development of ecotourism referrals; (2) analyze what factors are related to the level of community participation in the development of referred ecotourism; (3) analyze what strategies can be applied to increase community participation in the development of ecotourism referrals. The research method used in this research is descriptive method. The research was conducted in Kerujuk Hamlet, Mengala Village which was selected by purposive sampling with the consideration that the hamlet has an ecotourism program that involves the community. The determination of the number of respondents was determined by proportionate stratified random sampling using the Slovin formula and the number of respondents was determined to be 43 respondents. The collected data was then analyzed using a scoring system, Spearman rank correlation test analysis and SWOT analysis. The results showed that the level of community participation was included in the low category because community involvement was still lacking in all stages of activities carried out in an effort to develop ecotourism referrals. Factors related to the level of community participation are non-formal education (skills), income, length of stay and age. The strategy that can be applied in an effort to increase community participation is the WO strategy or weakness-opportunity, where cooperative efforts with the government or educational institutions are carried out to improve the quality of human resources to be more independent in managing creative and innovative referral ecotourism.  

Kegiatan pengabdian ini bertujuan untuk melakukan diseminasi informasi (sosialisasi) dan advokasi tentang teknologi produksi dalam pelaksanaan. Pengabdian ini dilaksanakan di wilayah Kecamatan Gunungsari, yaitu di Desa Tamansari, sedangkan tempat kegiatan ditentukan berdasarkan kesepakatan antara Tim Penyuluh dengan Warga sasaran. Demikian juga waktu pelaksanaan kegiatan ditentukan berdasarkan kesepakatan. Pada hari-H kegiatan Tim mendatangi lokasi kegiatan tepat waktu.   Materi penyuluhan disampaikan oleh seluruh anggota Tim secara bergiliran yang dilakukan dengan metode ceramah, diskusi, serta menggunakan model Pendidikan Orang Dewasa (POD). Hasil evaluasi menunjukkan bahwa peserta penyuluhan umumnya memiliki pemahaman yang baik terhadap materi yang disampaikan oleh Tim Penyuluh. Hal ini mengindikasikan tentang cukup efektifnya penyuluhan ini dalam upaya penyebarluasan informasi mengenai teknologi produksi padi dalam rangka pelaksanaan Program Upsus Pajale. Penggunaan metode ceramah dan diskusi dalam kegiatan penyuluhan ini memungkinkan terjadinya proses komunikasi dua arah antara narasumber dengan audiens secara langsung dan bertatap muka. Melalui tatap muka di kelas, audiens dapat menyampaikan pertanyaan, pendapat dan saran kepada para narasumber secara langsung dan para narasumber pun dapat memberikan umpan balik (feedback) secara langsung, sehingga terjadi komunikasi yang bersifat dialogis antara narasumber dengan para peserta, yang pada gilirannya komunikasi antara keduanya menjadi efektif. Hasil evaluasi juga menunjukkan bahwa respons peserta penyuluhan terhadap pelaksanaan penyuluhan ini tergolong positif. Umumnya peserta penyuluhan menilai bahwa baik metode, media maupun bahasa pengantar yang digunakan oleh para narasumber dalam kegiatan penyuluhan mendukung terwujudnya pemahaman yang baik bagi peserta penyuluhan itu sendiri mengenai materi yang disampaikan oleh Tim Penyuluh.