2012 Volume 35 Issue 1 Pages 21-30
The purpose of this study is to illustrate how junior high school Home Economics and Integrated Studies classes can be incorporated into a comprehensive disaster education program, examine the content of these classes, assess their effectiveness in raising disaster awareness, and improve the students' ability to take appropriate action spontaneously. As urban planning and disaster prevention measures are limited in their ability to protect lives and livelihoods, it is important to maintain social ties and sustain hope regardless of the size of the disaster. In light of the recent unprecedented disaster, the surveyed junior high school students valued the disaster preparedness knowledge gained from Integrated Studies field trips and visiting lecturers, and Home Economics classes dealing with the environment at home and clothing.