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Educational Crisis Management Requirements and Its Relation to Using Distance Learning Approach: A Cross-Sectional Survey Secondary Stage Schools in Al-Balqa'a Governorate during COVID-19 Outbreak from the Perspectives of Teachers
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Samawi, Fadi – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2021
The current study aimed at investigating the educational crisis management and its relation to using distance learning approach in secondary stage schools in Al-Balqaa governorate during COVID-19 outbreak from the perspectives of teachers. A random study sample consisted of 10 male and female teachers from 30 different secondary stage schools was…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Crisis Management, Emergency Programs
The "State of Exception" and Disaster Education: A Multilevel Conceptual Framework with Implications for Social Justice
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Preston, John; Chadderton, Charlotte; Kitagawa, Kaori – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2014
The term "state of exception" has been used by Italian political theorist Giorgio Agamben to explain the ways in which emergencies, crises and disasters are used by governments to suspend legal processes. In this paper, we innovatively apply Agamben's theory to the way in which countries prepare and educate the population for various…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, Theories, Emergency Programs, Governance
How the Second Screens Change the Way People Interact and Learn: The Effects of Second Screen Use on Information Processing
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Shin, Dong-Hee; An, Hyeri; Kim, Jang Hyun – Interactive Learning Environments, 2016
The use of a second screen can enhance information processing and the execution of search tasks within a given period. In this study, we examined the learner's attentional shift (AS) between two screens and controlled secondary tasks (STs) in the media multitasking setting and its effect on the learning process. In particular, we analyzed how…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Search Strategies, Attention Control, Learning Processes
A Quantitative Assessment of the Factors that Influence Technology Acceptance in Emergency Response
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Seiter, Thomas C. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Traditional models for studying user acceptance and adoption of technology focused on the factors that identify and tested the relationships forged between the user and the technology in question. In emergency response, implementing technology without user acceptance may affect the safety of the responders and citizenry. Integrating the factors…
Descriptors: Emergency Programs, Crisis Management, Safety, Correlation
Citizens' Perceptions of Flood Hazard Adjustments: An Application of the Protective Action Decision Model
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Terpstra, Teun; Lindell, Michael K. – Environment and Behavior, 2013
Although research indicates that adoption of flood preparations among Europeans is low, only a few studies have attempted to explain citizens' preparedness behavior. This article applies the Protective Action Decision Model (PADM) to explain flood preparedness intentions in the Netherlands. Survey data ("N" = 1,115) showed that…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Readiness, Emergency Programs, Crisis Management
ERCMExpress. Volume 3, Issue 5
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Taylor, Matt – US Department of Education, 2007
The Emergency Response and Crisis Management (ECRM) Technical Assistance Center's newsletter "ERCMExpress" provides comprehensive information on key issues in school emergency management. Many nontraditional schools across the United States, such as storefront schools, rural schools, and alternative education facilities, face challenges…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, Traditional Schools, Crisis Management, Emergency Programs