A Study on the Revitalization of Disaster Prevention Education Programs

Abstract

Education on disaster prevention, one of the Non-structural Disaster Countermeasures, is being carried out by many institutions such as the "Central Civil Defense and Disaster Prevention Institute", other central or local government and related-institutions, in compliance with Article 34 of the Disaster and Safety Management Basic Act. Disaster prevention education, however, has been facing a lot of problems, as people still do not have enough educational opportunities to expand their skills in the field of disaster prevention. For example, lack of infrastructure such as educational facilities, experimental spaces and equipment has been an issue as well as the participatory learning methods such as tabletop exercise, role play, and field experience have not yet settled down. In other hand, traditional teaching methods such as supplier-oriented education are still the ones prevailing, therefore, it is not easy to obtain good results in disaster prevention education. In this sense, this study investigated the current problems in disaster prevention education, and sought ways to revitalize specific programs as means of enhancing the disaster prevention capabilities as followings. Firstly, this study emphasizes the importance of enactment of 'Act for Revitalizing Education and Training Experts in Disaster Prevention'. Secondly, it presents a way of enhancing educational infrastructure through the organizational extension of the existing National Disaster Management Institution. Lastly, it suggests the extension of consumer oriented educational curriculums and participatory learning methods along with constant feed-back system in disaster prevention education.

Trends in Civic Engagement Disaster Safety Education Research: Systematic Literature Review and Keyword Network Analysis

“…Ryan et al [43] argued that, given the nature of the disaster, convergence studies in various fields need to be conducted. In order to improve the safety and disaster response capacity of the community, it is necessary to construct a disaster occurrence scenario by reflecting the pre-and post-disaster situation in the area as a whole [57][58][59][60][61][62]. Doing so requires academic convergence in the fields of disaster prevention, community sociology, and public administration.…”