TY - JOUR PY - 2021// TI - Schools and disasters: examining the evidence for K-12 settings across the emergency management phases JO - Journal of emergency management A1 - Malmin, Natasha A1 - Esnard, Ann-Margaret A1 - Wyczalkowski, Christopher A1 - Lai, Betty SP - 327 EP - 337 VL - 19 IS - 4 N2 - Disasters may have profound impacts on children and schools. We reviewed the evidence on schools and disasters, and analyzed these impacts across the four main emergency management (EM) phases. We reviewed 190 abstracts from 60 journals published between 2000 and 2019, using the definitions of mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery from the National Research Council. Over 48 percent of articles fell within two or more phases, particularly when they addressed popular topics such as disaster risk reduction. School safety and mitigation efforts, curriculum development and awareness training around disaster risk reduction, and the importance of cross-sector collaborations and partnerships emerged as common themes, identifying opportunities for research and practice in the process. A natural next step could be the creation of a centralized online databank for schools and administrators who need access to resources such as survey and evaluation instruments, risk/threat assessment methodologies, cultural competency training modules, and other tool kits. Use of the EM phases increases the ability to exchange ideas and actionable approaches to EM research and policy practice for school-aged children.

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LA - en SN - 1543-5865 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.5055/jem.0501 ID - ref1 ER -