Disaster Prevention Education in Japan and Social Study Textbook Design: Example of the Tokyo Shoseki Edition

This study analyzed the contents of the curriculum guidelines of disaster prevention, which is included as an issue education topic in Taiwan’s 12-Year Basic Education Curriculum (promulgated in 2019). Additionally, this study examined how disaster prevention education is addressed in Japan’s curric...

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Published inJiao ke shu yan jiu Vol. 13; no. 2; p. 59
Main Authors Kao, Trai-Shar, Kao, Hui-Fen, Hui-Min, Hsu, Tsai, Yi-Jen
Format Journal Article
LanguageChinese
English
Published Taipei National Academy for Educational Research 01.08.2020
Subjects
Curricula
Disasters
Educational Policy
Emergency preparedness
Guidelines
Literature Reviews
Prevention
Social Studies
Social studies education
Textbooks
Japan
Taiwan
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Summary:This study analyzed the contents of the curriculum guidelines of disaster prevention, which is included as an issue education topic in Taiwan’s 12-Year Basic Education Curriculum (promulgated in 2019). Additionally, this study examined how disaster prevention education is addressed in Japan’s curriculum guidelines and Japanese textbooks. Through literature review and qualitative analysis, this study examined the following three aspects. First, the content and educational implications of introducing disaster prevention education in Taiwan as a component of issue education was analyzed. Second, Japan’s educational policy on disaster prevention education and its implementation were examined. Third, the content on disaster prevention was explored in the social studies textbooks published by Tokyo Shoseki. The study’s results revealed that Taiwan’s disaster prevention education emphasizes risk management and mastery of disaster prevention skills. However, learning from life experience, developing problem-solving skills, and cultivating responsibility are stressed in Japan’s disaster prevention education, which draws from both central and local government policies. Furthermore, aesthetics are incorporated into the design of Japan’s textbooks, and they use charts and pictures to facilitate comprehension and discussion. The results serve as helpful references for the implementation of Taiwan’s disaster prevention education and compilation of related textbooks.
ISSN:1999-8856
1999-8864