Suggestion for Disaster Management Education Program to Develop Students "Zest for Lives" Clarifying their Disaster Responses

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25560167
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Social systems engineering/Safety system
• Research Institution: University of Hyogo
• Principal Investigator: KIMURA REO 兵庫県立大学, 環境人間学部, 准教授 (00362301)
• Research Collaborator: NAGATA Toshimitsu
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 防災教育 / 安全情報 / 緊急地震速報 / 竜巻災害 / 生きる力 / 指導案 / 災害心理 / 災害対応行動

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study reviews the current situation and problems in disaster management education in schools in Japan, proposes systematic programs for elementary and junior high school students, and the proposed programs are verified and evaluated in different schools. The programs aim to educate the students of the correct knowledge on various natural disasters and enhance their capacities to forecast and avoid the risks on their own initiatives.
The programs have an advantage that it can be implemented by teachers who can practice disaster management education in the ordinary learning process for elementary and junior high school students in schools; disaster management specialists are not needed for its implementation.

Free Research Field

防災教育学、防災心理学