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Seyihoglu, Aysegül; Kartal, Ayça; Tekbiyik, Ahmet; Sezen Vekli, Gülsah; Birinci Konur, Kader – Problems of Education in the 21st Century, 2021
The interdisciplinary aspect of natural disasters requires their correlation with more than one discipline and orientation for understanding and teaching the inevitable nature of disasters. This study aimed to design a teacher training program called the Interdisciplinary Disaster Education Program (IDEP) and reveal its effect on improving…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Program Design, Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness
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Pinar, Adnan – Review of International Geographical Education Online, 2017
The behaviors of individuals on the issue of being able to cope with disasters are directly proportional to their level of preparedness and awareness. For this reason, revealing the individual's level of awareness on disasters is both the first phase of the studies to be carried out on this issue and an important contribution to the social…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Knowledge Level, Natural Disasters, Case Studies
Goddard, Stacy – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Disaster preparedness is a national public health concern. The risk of individuals and communities affected by a natural disaster has increased, and unfortunately this trend is expected to continue. College students could play a primary role in responding to and recovering from a major disaster if they have sufficiently prepared for a disaster. A…
Descriptors: Emergency Programs, Planning, Student Role, Student Surveys
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Boon, Helen J.; Pagliano, Paul J. – Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 2014
Australia regularly suffers floods, droughts, bushfires and cyclones, which are predicted to increase and/or intensify in the future due to climate change. While school-aged children are among the most vulnerable to natural disasters, they can be empowered through education to prepare for and respond to disasters. School disaster education is…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, Emergency Programs, Foreign Countries, Planning
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Velasquez, Diane L.; Evans, Nina; Kaeding, Joanne – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2016
Introduction: This paper reports the findings of a study of risk management in public libraries. The focus of the research was to determine whether the libraries had a risk management and disaster plan for major disasters. Method: A qualitative study was done to investigate risk management and disaster recovery in public libraries in South…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Risk Management, Emergency Programs, Public Libraries
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Friedman, Daniela; Tanwar, Manju; Yoho, Deborah W.; Richter, Jane V. E. – Community Literacy Journal, 2009
Being prepared with accurate, credible, and timely information during a disaster can help individuals make informed decisions about taking appropriate actions. Unfortunately, many people have difficulty understanding health and risk-related resources. This exploratory, mixed methods study assessed disaster information seeking behaviors and…
Descriptors: Information Needs, Terrorism, Self Efficacy, Public Health