Investigation of the different types of juvenile rescue culture training and determining

Authors

1 MA at Disaster Management

2 (PhD), Tehran University

Abstract

Lack of public awareness about how to deal with natural disasters, causes losses amount to be added. Magnitude of the juvenile population, vulnerability of this class and high impact on their families, cause that juvenile population become important in educational projects. Finding the best method for training is an important problem. To discuss about it, in this research, using cluster sampling, 240 secondary school students, a boy school and a girl school, randomly divided into four groups, were trained. The four methods are: 1) train through brochure, 2) train through workshop with brochure, 3) train through maneuver and 4) train through maneuver with brochure. Data analysis was performed using SPSS software. All four methods of training have significantly increased students awareness. The greatest increase awareness was seen from second method, and fourth method was then. Overall, the impact of training on boys was greater than girls. Significant difference between boys and girls awareness was not seen. Holding workshop with brochure, recommend as the best way to improve rescue culture in natural disaster.

 

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