Improving Perception of and Response to Natural Hazards: The Need for Local Education.

Vitek, John D.; Berta, Susan M.

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ERIC Number: EJ288878

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Publication Date: 1982

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Improving Perception of and Response to Natural Hazards: The Need for Local Education.

Vitek, John D.; Berta, Susan M.

Journal of Geography, v81 n6 p225-28 Nov-Dec 1982

Evidence gathered by student surveys in Flint, Michigan, indicates that residents are deficient in their knowledge of local natural hazards and not familiar enough with the K-12 curriculum to have an opinion on the adequacy of hazard education in the city's schools. Needed are adult and K-12 hazard educational programs. (RM)

Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Surveys, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Geography Instruction, Government Role, Natural Disasters, Public Opinion

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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