A Comparative Study to Assess the Awareness of Disaster Management among Teachers at Selected Schools of Kashmir Division

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study is to provide adequate awareness of disaster management among school teachers.

Introduction: The history of disasters of affecting the man is rightly started from the history of mankind as it is not new to the human. The school going students spend most of the time in school. Teachers are expected to have equipped to face the challenges of disasters in school. The study explores the awareness of school teachers on disaster management. 

Methodology: The study conducted on government and private school teachers of Kashmir division. The sample selected for the study is a total number of 114 school teachers which have been selected from government and Private schools through a stratified random sampling. The tool used for the study is School teacher’s disaster Management Awareness Inventory Developed by the researcher. The tool is a ‘YES’ or ‘NO’ question Inventory which consisted 25 questions from five dimensions. The statistical techniques used for analyzing the data are mean, standard deviation and t-test.

Results: The result showed school teachers are not well aware about disaster management. The result also showed that there is difference in disaster management awareness based on gender and level of classes teaching. It is also revealed that no difference is found based on type of management and syllabus of school and years of teaching experience. 

Conclusion: The study recommends ensuring needed provisions to enhance the awareness of disaster management among school teachers.