Knowledge of children and youth about forest fires: Discrepancies between basic perception and reality
Forests have a vital role for all living things. Children understanding of forest phenomena is the important knowledge for various sectors such as educators, policymakers, environmentalists, etc. This paper deals with the factors that affect knowledge and perception of forest fires of students, aged...
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| author | Cvetković Vladimir M. Roder Giulia Öcal Adem Filipović Marina Janković Bojan Noji Eric |
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| description | Forests have a vital role for all living things. Children understanding of forest phenomena is the important knowledge for various sectors such as educators, policymakers, environmentalists, etc. This paper deals with the factors that affect knowledge and perception of forest fires of students, aged 10 to 19, in the city of Belgrade. The research was conducted between October 20th, 2013 and February 3rd, 2014. The authors have used a method of surveying students in order to identify and describe the factors affecting their knowledge about forest fires. A total of 3,548 students from 18 schools in Belgrade participated in the survey. The results of the research show that there is a discrepancy between perception and reality that is what students think they know and what they actually know in very basic terms. This set of findings in combination with other findings of moderators replicates previous research on the need for educational programs to ensure there is a match between youth confidence about what they know of hazards and their actual knowledge levels. Mismatches between the two could have serious consequences in disaster risk reduction terms. Given basic knowledge gaps here, this translates into educational programming that then needs to take account of this basic discrepancy to ensure, even from the early ages, consistency between 'knowledge and coping confidence' and actual knowledge and ability to cope and respond. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d990e3a64c214d76a61f3416f65eeb452023-10-10T13:37:27ZengMinistry of Defence of Serbia - Military Publishing House, BelgradeВојно дело0042-84262683-57032018-01-0170117118510.5937/vojdelo1801171C0042-84261801171CKnowledge of children and youth about forest fires: Discrepancies between basic perception and realityCvetković Vladimir M.0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3450-0658Roder Giulia1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0644-3625Öcal Adem2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4067-968XFilipović Marina3Janković Bojan4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3872-3090Noji Eric5University of Belgrade, Faculty of Security Studies, SerbiaUniversity of Padova, Department of Land, Environment, Agriculture and Forestry, ItalyGazi University, Faculty of Education, Ankara, TurkeyUniversity of Belgrade, Faculty of Security Studies, SerbiaThe Academy of Criminalistic and Police Studies, Belgrade, SerbiaKing Saud University, College of Medicine and University Hospitals, Riyadh City, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaForests have a vital role for all living things. Children understanding of forest phenomena is the important knowledge for various sectors such as educators, policymakers, environmentalists, etc. This paper deals with the factors that affect knowledge and perception of forest fires of students, aged 10 to 19, in the city of Belgrade. The research was conducted between October 20th, 2013 and February 3rd, 2014. The authors have used a method of surveying students in order to identify and describe the factors affecting their knowledge about forest fires. A total of 3,548 students from 18 schools in Belgrade participated in the survey. The results of the research show that there is a discrepancy between perception and reality that is what students think they know and what they actually know in very basic terms. This set of findings in combination with other findings of moderators replicates previous research on the need for educational programs to ensure there is a match between youth confidence about what they know of hazards and their actual knowledge levels. Mismatches between the two could have serious consequences in disaster risk reduction terms. Given basic knowledge gaps here, this translates into educational programming that then needs to take account of this basic discrepancy to ensure, even from the early ages, consistency between 'knowledge and coping confidence' and actual knowledge and ability to cope and respond.https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0042-8426/2018/0042-84261801171C.pdfdisastersforest fireperceptionbelgradechildren |
| spellingShingle | Cvetković Vladimir M. Roder Giulia Öcal Adem Filipović Marina Janković Bojan Noji Eric Knowledge of children and youth about forest fires: Discrepancies between basic perception and reality Војно дело disasters forest fire perception belgrade children |
| title | Knowledge of children and youth about forest fires: Discrepancies between basic perception and reality |
| title_full | Knowledge of children and youth about forest fires: Discrepancies between basic perception and reality |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge of children and youth about forest fires: Discrepancies between basic perception and reality |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge of children and youth about forest fires: Discrepancies between basic perception and reality |
| title_short | Knowledge of children and youth about forest fires: Discrepancies between basic perception and reality |
| title_sort | knowledge of children and youth about forest fires discrepancies between basic perception and reality |
| topic | disasters forest fire perception belgrade children |
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