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School-Based Education Programs for Preparing Children for Natural Hazards: A Systematic Review
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 April 2021
Abstract
Schools have a significant role in disaster education to children. This study investigates the research works about school-based education programs in order to discover challenges and best practices. We conducted a systematic review of English language papers published in peer-review journals.
The search identified 2577 publications and 61 articles meeting selection criteria and included in the review. Reviewed studies indicated that disaster education in schools is effective but yet insufficient in many countries. Lack of equipment, financial resources, policy gaps, and teachers’ knowledge are common problems in programs. Main outcomes of this systematic review are showing methods used for health emergency preparedness of children of different ages and gender differences in school-based disaster preparedness, as well as the difference in their lifesaving skills in disasters.
This study shows that some disaster education programs reported in the papers reviewed were not high-quality enough, which may lead to insufficient preparedness of children in disasters and consequently may put their health at risk, considering the increasing number of natural hazards.
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- Systematic Review
- Information
- Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 16 , Issue 3 , June 2022 , pp. 1229 - 1241
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- © Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc. 2021
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