@article{ref1,
title="Participatory child-centered disaster risk reduction education: an innovative Chinese NGO program",
journal="Disaster prevention and management",
year="2021",
author="Lu, Yi and Wei, Lai and Cao, Binxin and Li, Jianqiang",
volume="30",
number="3",
pages="293-307",
abstract="PURPOSE Disaster risk reduction (DRR) researchers and practitioners have found that schools can play a critical role in DRR education, with many Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) developing initiatives to actively involve children in DRR education programs. This paper reports on a case study on an innovative Chinese NGO school-based program focused on participatory child-centered DRR (PCC-DRR) education, from which a PCC-DRR education framework was developed so that similar programs could be replicated, especially in developing countries. <br><br>DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH After nearly a year of research involving follow-up interviews, fieldwork and secondary data collection from annual reports, news reports and official websites, a case study was conducted on the PCC-DRR education program developed by the One Foundation (OF), a resource-rich NGO in China, that focused on its education strategies and project practice in Ya'an following the 2013 Lushan earthquake. <br><br>FINDINGS Based on constructivist theory, the OF developed a PCC-DRR education program that had four specific branches: teacher capacity building, child DRR education, campus risk management and campus safety culture, which was then implemented in 115 schools and consequently evaluated as being highly effective. <br><br>ORIGINALITY/VALUE The innovative OF PCC-DRR education program adds to theoretical and practical DRR education research as a &quot;best practice&quot; case. Because the proposed framework is child-centered, participatory and collaborative, it provides excellent guidance and reference for countries seeking to develop school-based DRR education programs.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0965-3562",
doi="10.1108/DPM-03-2020-0066",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/DPM-03-2020-0066"
}