Natural Hazard Preparedness in an Auckland Community: Child and Community Perceptions

Autor/inn/en	Bolton, Patricia; Dirks, Kim; Neuwelt, Pat
Titel	Natural Hazard Preparedness in an Auckland Community: Child and Community Perceptions
Quelle	In: Pastoral Care in Education, 32 (2014) 1, S.23-41 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0264-3944
DOI	10.1080/02643944.2014.881909
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Emergency Programs; Natural Disasters; School Role; Community Role; Child Role; Cultural Relevance; Ethnic Groups; Pacific Islanders; Elementary School Students; Community Leaders; Semi Structured Interviews; Student Surveys; Student Attitudes; Community Attitudes; New Zealand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Hilfsprogramm; Natural disaster; Naturkatastrophe; Ethnie; Pacific Rim; Inhabitant; People; Pazifischer Raum; Bewohner; Community leadership; Gemeindeleitung; Schülerbefragung; Schülerverhalten; Neuseeland
Abstract	Community engagement in natural hazard preparedness is crucial to ensure sustainable initiatives. Children are important members of communities, and can actively contribute to community preparedness. This article presents research undertaken with 11- to 12-year-old students from a school in Auckland, New Zealand, and leaders associated with the school community regarding their perceptions of the role of schools, communities and children in natural hazard preparedness. The findings show that the students believe they can be effective in promoting preparedness in their school, homes and community, and act as leaders in this capacity. Community leaders stated that preparedness actions should be culturally relevant, community initiated and owned and inclusive of child perspectives. From the combined perspectives of students and community leaders, this work concludes that emergency management must engage in culturally responsive ways with Maori and Pacific communities to enable community preparedness initiatives that are tailored to the cultural values and practices of communities most at risk from natural hazards. Further, it concludes that children have an important voice in community preparedness, which could be encouraged through school and community initiatives. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10