Improving the Disaster Awareness and Preparedness of the Personnel and Students of Sta. Fe O-IT Elementary School

Roosevelt  Ecle,

Improving the Disaster Awareness and Preparedness of the Personnel and Students of Sta. Fe O-IT Elementary School

Discipline: Education

Abstract:

Disasters are hazards, whether natural or caused by humans, that seriously impair the functioning of a community or society. They involve significant losses in terms of people, property, and resources, as well as negative effects on the environment. This research focus on the improvement of the disaster awareness and preparedness of Sta. Fe O-it Elementary School’s personnel and students and compare their level of disaster awareness before and after undergoing a Disaster Risk Reduction and Management training/seminar. The tool that assessed the respondents’ disaster awareness and prepared with the use of a survey questionnaire that composed of five indicators. The data was analyzed by means of t-test and the result shown that there is a significant improvement on the level of disaster awareness and preparedness of the respondents after conducting a seminar.

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