scholarly journals Disaster Prevention Education in Merapi Volcano Area Primary Schools: Focusing on Students’ Perception and Teachers’ Performance

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 668-677 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tuswadi ◽  
Takehiro Hayashi
Keyword(s):  
Primary Schools ◽  
Disaster Prevention ◽  
Merapi Volcano ◽  
Prevention Education

Educational Merits of Lecturing and Discussion Methods in Teaching Disaster Prevention: Toward Improvement of Students’ Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior in Merapi Volcano Area Primary Schools

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 870-878
Author(s):  
Tuswadi ◽  
◽  
Takehiro Hayashi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Schools ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Disaster Prevention ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Merapi Volcano ◽  
Educational Benefits ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Prone Area ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
And Control

This research investigated the educational benefits of improving students’ performance associated with two types of teaching used in integrated disaster prevention lessons. Our research, experimental in nature, applied a pretest/posttest control group design. The research sample consisted of 89 students in grade 5 at two primary schools near the Merapi volcano, which is under the Sleman regency of Yogyakarta Special Region Province, Indonesia. Students were classified into experimental and control groups. Using the same lesson content, delivered by one of our researchers, the experimental group was taught through discussions and the control group was taught through lectures. Findings showed that lectures improved two viewpoints in students’ knowledge – one regarding appropriate action taken while indoors during a big earthquake and the other about consequences of a big earthquake regarding a residential fire. Student viewpoints regarding their awareness of living in a disaster-prone area were also found to have improved through the use of lectures. Discussions were found to be helpful in improving only one viewpoint of students’ knowledge about appropriate actions while indoors during a big earthquake. Study results suggest that efforts should be made to develop effective education in volcanic disaster at school focusing on changes in students’ knowledge, attitude, and behavior.

scholarly journals Safety Education for Earthquake Disaster Mitigation in Beijing Fuxue Primary School

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Feng Yao
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Social Situation ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Disaster Mitigation ◽  
Disaster Prevention ◽  
Safety Education ◽  
Disaster Reduction ◽  
Earthquake Disaster ◽  
Prevention Education

From the analysis of social needs, social situation and school circumstances, the necessity of earthquake disaster reduction is shown, and try to establish the overall framework of earthquake disaster prevention education in primary schools according to the overall goal of earthquake disaster prevention education. The roles of earthquake disaster reduction education is also discussed.

scholarly journals Effects of Applying Webquest Learning Activities to Disaster Prevention Education for 8th Grade Students

2013 ◽  
Vol 106 ◽  
pp. 1004-1009
Author(s):  
Shi-Jer Lou ◽  
Yu-Ju Chang ◽  
Chun-Chung Lee ◽  
Ru-Chu Shih ◽  
Tsai-Feng Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Learning Activities ◽  
Disaster Prevention ◽  
Prevention Education ◽  
8Th Grade

A Primary Assessment of Society-Based Earthquake Disaster Mitigation in Kabul City, Afghanistan

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 158-162
Author(s):  
Mohammad Kazem Naseri ◽  
◽  
Dongshik Kang ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Awareness ◽  
Disaster Mitigation ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Earthquake Risk ◽  
Disaster Prevention ◽  
Earthquake Disaster ◽  
Prevention Education ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Disaster Education ◽  
School Curricula

A questionnaire-based survey was carried out in the 13th district of Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan. For this purpose, 10 high schools, both private and public, were selected randomly. A total of 324 participants responded to the questions in the questionnaire. From the total respondents, 127 (39.2%) were female and 197 (60.8%) male; all were in the 15 to 25 age range. Most of the students (75%) had experienced an earthquake, but their perceptions and knowledge about earthquake mitigation were not good as over 50% did not know what to do during an earthquake. Regarding the current situation, 64% responded that disaster education had not been included in their school curricula. The wide participation and strong interest of the students in this survey are expected to foster further research and investigation, as the majority of them (70%) were in a position to transfer their knowledge about earthquake disaster mitigation to their families. Based on the survey findings, despite the contribution of students who had already experienced disaster education outside of Afghanistan, students’ disaster mitigation knowledge was undeniably poor. There is a clear need to establish and plan for the disaster prevention education system in Afghanistan. There is a lack of understanding regarding effective behaviors, attitudes, and knowledge. This problem was probably caused by the absence of disaster education, teaching materials, and expert staff. Therefore, it is highly recommended to integrate disaster prevention education into school curricula, reduce the earthquake risk by sharing disaster information through students’ parent council meetings at schools, and improve public awareness in order to create a society that is resilient to earthquakes.

The School Education to Improve the Disaster Response Capacity : A Case of “Kamaishi Miracle”

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 845-856 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toshitaka Katada ◽  
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Masanobu Kanai ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Response ◽  
School Education ◽  
Great East Japan Earthquake ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Disaster Prevention ◽  
Prevention Education ◽  
The World ◽  
Response Capacity ◽  
Future Education

Many people died in the Great East Japan Earthquake. However, children in Kamaishi City survived by taking advantage of what they learned from disaster prevention education. It was called the “Kamaishi Miracle,” and the story spread around the world. In this study, the disaster prevention education that made possible the appropriate evacuation of the children is examined and future education possibilities are discussed. First, it should be pointed out that most disaster prevention education conducted before the earthquake took the form of “threatening disaster prevention education” or “knowledge-oriented disaster prevention education.” To solve the deficiencies in these programs, “attitude-oriented disaster prevention education” with a focus on children’s independence is proposed. In addition, three educational guidelines regarding evacuation from tsunamis are discussed. We also study the current status of disaster prevention education in Japan after the earthquake and show that when it puts an emphasis on life and community it have far-reaching effect.

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