2024 Volume 80 Issue 13 Article ID: 23-13099
Assessing the effectiveness of disaster risk reduction (DRR) education extends beyond the immediate outcomes of a single intervention to include its sustainability. While expert-led disaster education in schools can temporarily raise children’s awareness of disaster prevention, sustaining this awareness remains a challenge.
In this study, we conducted a workshop for parents and children at a science museum and examined whether participants’ awareness of disaster prevention was sustained.
The findings indicated that participants’ disaster preparedness awareness, which was raised by the workshop, endured even after one month. Factors that contributed to the sustained awareness included the unique learning environment provided by science museums, distinct from traditional school settings, and the importance of learning together with family members.