Sustainability of disaster preparedness education effects in elementary school children and its diffusion effects on families:  A comparison between coastal and inland schools

YASUDA Mari, SAITO Ryo, MURAMOTO Toshiaki

doi:10.24762/jndsj.40.s08_125

The purpose of this study is to investigate the sustainability of the effect of disaster preparedness education and to clarify the factors that promote the diffusion on families. Disaster preparedness education classes were conducted for fifth grade students (ages 10–11) at 15 elementary schools in Miyagi and Fukushima Prefectures, and a questionnaire survey was conducted on childrenʼs awareness of disaster prevention and their behavior at home. The results were as follows. a) For most survey items, the studentsʼ scores were higher after the class than before, but their scores had dropped one month afterward. b) Regarding the “Residential Area Disaster Risk Assessment,” the scores raised by classes in coastal areas remained at the same level after one month. c) The students in coastal areas scored higher than students in inland areas in overall. d) The diffusion effects of disaster preparedness education to families were positively related to the willingness to learn about disaster prevention, the self-efficacy of disaster mitigation, and the prediction of appropriate evacuation behavior of family members during disasters, and negatively related to the fear of natural disasters. These results suggest the importance of continuing disaster preparedness education and the need for intervention for children in the inland areas. In addition, the factors for diffusing the effect of disaster preparedness education to the home were discussed.

Sustainability of disaster preparedness education effects in elementary school children and its diffusion effects on families: A comparison between coastal and inland schools

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