Exploring directions for post-pandemic disaster education through interdisciplinary collaboration between the UK and South Korea
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Southampton
Department Name: Southampton Education School
Abstract
One of the critical questions that the COVID-19 pandemic has posed concerns the relationship of science, technology and society in times of disasters, and particularly how such a relationship should be addressed to young people across different stages of education. In the past two decades, several major disasters in South Korea have provoked science and technology educators' awareness of the need for disaster education. Likewise, the UK has been under the threat of natural and technological disasters arising from climate change as well as increasing complexities of technological systems. Although an informed understanding of disasters would be essential to promote disaster resilience and social justice through education, systematic efforts to integrate science and humanities in the context of disaster education have been scarce.
This proposal aims to set up a sustainable network between leading disaster education research groups in the UK and South Korea. This 18-month project involving 11 researchers from education, socioecology of disasters, history and social studies of science will provide a unique opportunity for interdisciplinary and intercultural disaster education research. The UK team based at the University of Southampton (http://www.mshe.org.uk/, https://www.southampton.ac.uk/lifelab/) will be led by Park (PI), an expert in disaster education, and will also include experts in science education and health education across primary and secondary education levels. The partners at the Research Center for Hazard Literacy Education at Ewha Womans University are experts in socioscientific issues (SSI) education (http://enactproject.com/). Further, our partners at the Centre for Anthropocene Research, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) (https://anthropocenestudies.com/) have expertise in disaster research through historical and sociological lenses and have engaged in various disaster education activities. Collaboration between the three groups will offer a timely opportunity for knowledge exchange and dissemination in an interdisciplinary and intercultural manner. We build on our previous work on disaster education (Lee & Jeon, 2015; Park, 2020), disaster studies (Kang, 2016; Knowles, 2012; Park, 2019) and SSI education (Christodoulou et al., 2021; Lee et al., 2012; Lee & Lee, 2021; Ratcliffe & Grace, 2003) to develop a new conceptualisation of disaster education that integrates the scientific, technological and social aspects of disasters that can guide future research and practice.
Using the networking grant with the support of existing institutional funding sources, we will organise conferences and seminars to bring together knowledge and experiences of disaster education in the UK and South Korean contexts. Members will work together to identify new avenues for cross-disciplinary collaboration in disaster education research through two intensive disaster education conferences and develop a research proposal to continue with the international collaboration. Through various knowledge exchange activities including conferences, seminars, early career researcher exchanges and mentoring, the network will explore directions for enhancing disaster preparedness and resilience in young people through intercultural research and education. There will be events to interact with teachers, which will help disseminate the project activities and receive user feedback. The project activities will be shared via a project website that is accessible for both researchers and practitioners. Project outputs will include opinion pieces, a disaster education resource book, an edited book and three journal articles, each targeted at different groups of users. These outputs will have an appeal for academics, university educators, teachers of different subjects (science, geography, social studies, history, etc.) and policymakers in the UK, South Korea and other countries.
This proposal aims to set up a sustainable network between leading disaster education research groups in the UK and South Korea. This 18-month project involving 11 researchers from education, socioecology of disasters, history and social studies of science will provide a unique opportunity for interdisciplinary and intercultural disaster education research. The UK team based at the University of Southampton (http://www.mshe.org.uk/, https://www.southampton.ac.uk/lifelab/) will be led by Park (PI), an expert in disaster education, and will also include experts in science education and health education across primary and secondary education levels. The partners at the Research Center for Hazard Literacy Education at Ewha Womans University are experts in socioscientific issues (SSI) education (http://enactproject.com/). Further, our partners at the Centre for Anthropocene Research, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) (https://anthropocenestudies.com/) have expertise in disaster research through historical and sociological lenses and have engaged in various disaster education activities. Collaboration between the three groups will offer a timely opportunity for knowledge exchange and dissemination in an interdisciplinary and intercultural manner. We build on our previous work on disaster education (Lee & Jeon, 2015; Park, 2020), disaster studies (Kang, 2016; Knowles, 2012; Park, 2019) and SSI education (Christodoulou et al., 2021; Lee et al., 2012; Lee & Lee, 2021; Ratcliffe & Grace, 2003) to develop a new conceptualisation of disaster education that integrates the scientific, technological and social aspects of disasters that can guide future research and practice.
Using the networking grant with the support of existing institutional funding sources, we will organise conferences and seminars to bring together knowledge and experiences of disaster education in the UK and South Korean contexts. Members will work together to identify new avenues for cross-disciplinary collaboration in disaster education research through two intensive disaster education conferences and develop a research proposal to continue with the international collaboration. Through various knowledge exchange activities including conferences, seminars, early career researcher exchanges and mentoring, the network will explore directions for enhancing disaster preparedness and resilience in young people through intercultural research and education. There will be events to interact with teachers, which will help disseminate the project activities and receive user feedback. The project activities will be shared via a project website that is accessible for both researchers and practitioners. Project outputs will include opinion pieces, a disaster education resource book, an edited book and three journal articles, each targeted at different groups of users. These outputs will have an appeal for academics, university educators, teachers of different subjects (science, geography, social studies, history, etc.) and policymakers in the UK, South Korea and other countries.
Publications
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(2022)
Preservice Elementary Teachers' Socioscientific Reasoning During a Decision-Making Activity in the Context of COVID-19
in Science & Education
Jeon C
(2022)
Engineers and MV Sewol
Jeon C
(2022)
Time for Mourning, Time for Investigation
Jeon C
(2022)
Disaster (continued): Sewol Ferry investigations, state violence, and political history in South Korea
in History and Technology
Knowles S
(2022)
Living in a Nuclear World - From Fukushima to Hiroshima
Knowles S
(2022)
Death, Life, and Longing in the Pandemicene
in HoST - Journal of History of Science and Technology
Knowles S
(2022)
A Slow Disaster Historical Experiment
in Current History
Knowles S
(2022)
COVID Mask Wearing: Identity and Materiality
in East Asian Science, Technology and Society: An International Journal
| Description | Through in-person and online events, the project has established a strong network of researchers, practitioners (e.g., teachers, museums, disaster engineers), and disaster communities (e.g., survivors, bereaved families, activists). The project has created interdisciplinary and intercultural learning opportunities about disasters by bringing these groups together. We have also built strong relationships with disaster communities in the UK and South Korea, such as The Grenfell Foundation, Grenfell United, and the 4.16 Institute of Democratic Citizenship Education. The interdisciplinary collaboration has led to research presentations and publications addressing various aspects of disaster education (e.g., policy, curriculum, pedagogy, and teacher education). The project has produced research publications, practitioner/opinion pieces, and media appearances on the topic of disaster and education. |
| Exploitation Route | (a) The outcomes can be used by researchers in education (science, geography, environment, etc.), social justice and disaster risk reduction for further research. (b) The outcomes can be used by practitioners such as disaster activists, teachers and museum educators to inform and improve their practice relating to natural/human-made disaster education. (c) The outcomes can be used by policymakers (disaster risk reduction and education) to inform policies focused on disaster and education. |
| Sectors | Communities and Social Services/Policy,Education,Environment,Government, Democracy and Justice,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections |
| URL | https://www.teachdisasters.com/ |
| Description | Through various engagement activities targeted at different audiences, the project is starting to make impact on educational practice and policymaking in the UK and South Korea. For example, participants of the project conference in January 2022 reported significant changes in their views relating to how disasters could and should be taught. The project's engagement with disaster communities in the UK and South Korea (via Grenfell United, The Grenfell Foundation, and 4.16 Institute of Democratic Citizenship Education) resulted in cross-border solidarity-building and cross-context learning about human-made disasters. The approaches adopted by the project team (e.g., intergenerational disaster justice, cross-cultural learning) has had positive impact on practitioners (teachers and informal educators) as well as local authorities and policymakers. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2022 |
| Sector | Communities and Social Services/Policy,Education,Government, Democracy and Justice,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections |
| Impact Types | Societal,Policy & public services |
| Description | External writer for the Special Investigation Commission on the 4/16 Sewol Ferry Disaster and the Humidifier Disinfectant Disaster |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| URL | http://socialdisasterscommission.co.kr/ |
| Description | Remembering Titanic: Interdisciplinary place-based education about the Titanic disaster for Southampton students |
| Amount | £5,500 (GBP) |
| Organisation | University of Southampton |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 12/2022 |
| End | 07/2023 |
| Description | Collaboration between the University of Southampton, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, and Ewha Womans University |
| Organisation | Ewha Womans University, Seoul |
| Country | Korea, Republic of |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | In January 2022, project PI Dr Wonyong Park gave an invited talk at Ewha Womans University Research Centre for Hazard Literacy Education. In January 2023, the project funded four KAIST researchers (two project Co-Is and two postgraduate students) and one Ewha researcher to attend the project conference and related events in the UK. This event created an opportunity for the Co-Is and postgraduate students to connect with UK-based academics and disaster communities. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Four academics from KAIST and two academics from Ewha Womans University joined the project as Co-Is. The Co-Is have been actively participating in the project activities and making contributions through research outputs and public engagement activities. Their expertise in history of science, science and technology policy, disaster studies, and socioscientific issues education has been instrumental to the project work. |
| Impact | KAIST and Ewha Womans University are core project partners and therefore involved in all reported research outputs and outcomes. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Collaboration between the University of Southampton, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, and Ewha Womans University |
| Organisation | Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) |
| Country | Korea, Republic of |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | In January 2022, project PI Dr Wonyong Park gave an invited talk at Ewha Womans University Research Centre for Hazard Literacy Education. In January 2023, the project funded four KAIST researchers (two project Co-Is and two postgraduate students) and one Ewha researcher to attend the project conference and related events in the UK. This event created an opportunity for the Co-Is and postgraduate students to connect with UK-based academics and disaster communities. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Four academics from KAIST and two academics from Ewha Womans University joined the project as Co-Is. The Co-Is have been actively participating in the project activities and making contributions through research outputs and public engagement activities. Their expertise in history of science, science and technology policy, disaster studies, and socioscientific issues education has been instrumental to the project work. |
| Impact | KAIST and Ewha Womans University are core project partners and therefore involved in all reported research outputs and outcomes. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | COVIDCalls: A daily discussion of the COVID-19 pandemic |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | COVIDCalls are hour-long conversations with experts that are streamed live every weekday at 5 p.m. on YouTube. (The discussions are also available as a podcast.) Scott Gabriel Knowles talks with public health officials and historians of federalism and environmental researchers and other social scientists who are trying to understand how America can evolve. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022,2023 |
| URL | https://covid-calls.com/ |
| Description | Co-organiser of Disaster Researchers for Justice |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Disaster Researchers for Justice (DRJ) serves as a meeting ground for global affinity groups aligned towards disaster justice in five main areas. It has five working groups: media engagement, support for community-based organisations, research advocacy, disaster education and training, and policy and governance. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022,2023 |
| URL | https://www.disasterresearchersforjustice.com/ |
| Description | Disaster Education for a Just and Resilient Future: An International Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | The project hosted an international conference on disaster education at the National Oceanography Centre Southampton (https://sites.google.com/view/disastereducation/). The conference brought together 24 speakers and discussants from the UK and South Korea to share approaches to disaster education, from climate-related extreme weather events to technological disasters such as the Grenfell Tower Fire in 2017 and the Sewol Ferry disaster in 2014. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://sites.google.com/view/disastereducation/ |
| Description | Disaster Haggyo 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Professor Scott Gabriel Knowles organised the Disaster Haggyo, a 9-day international summer school focused on disasters in South Korea. It brought together over 30 international disaster scholars (social sciences, engineering, sciences, public health, fine arts, etc.), practitioners, bereaved families and postgraduate students. The Disaster Haggyo facilitated three activities simultaneously: 1) new interdisciplinary disaster research in areas of greatest national need; 2) a new pedagogical model for increasing skill among disaster researchers, skill necessary for technology and policy innovation; 3) development of community-based action for developing safer, disaster-resistant communities. The Disaster Haggyo generated a number of products including art, activism, and scholarship. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://disasterhaggyo.com/ |
| Description | Discussant for 'Environmental Injustice: Building a Global Record' at ESOCITE/4S 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | In December 2022, Project Co-I Scott Gabriel Knowles served as a discussant for an open panel 'Environmental Injustice: Building a Global Record', at the Annual Meeting of Society for the Social Studies of Science, in Cholula, Mexico. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://disaster-sts-network.org/content/eij-global-record-4s-panel/essay |
| Description | Dr Chihyung Jeon's interview with The Hankyoreh |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Project Co-I Dr Chihyung Jeon was interviewed by The Hankyoreh, a major daily newspaper in South Korea. In the interview, Dr Jeon highlighted the importance of science and technology studies (STS) in disaster response, and the process of truth seeking and social consensus, drawing on the examples of the Sewol Ferry disaster and the Seoul Halloween crowd crush. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/society/society_general/1069521.html |
| Description | Dr Noemi Waight's visit to University of Southampton |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Dr Noemi Waight, Associate Professor at the University at Buffalo, USA, visited the University of Southampton from 3rd to 7th October, 2022. Dr Waight is a renowned scholar in the field of science education and social/racial justice education. She gave an invited seminar at Southampton Education School and an interactive workshop at the Mathematics, Science and Health Education Centre within the School. Dr Waight discussed with Project PI Dr Wonyong Park and Co-I Professor Marcus Grace ideas for collaboration on the issue of disaster education, especially in relation to social justice. She also met with PhD students working on climate change education and gave feedback on their work. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Invited seminar, Seoul National University |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | In September 2022, Dr Wonyong Park delivered an invited seminar on 'Disaster and science: What can we teach and how?' at the Department of Science Studies, Seoul National University. The audience was researchers and postgraduate students in the field of science and technology studies (STS). The participants discussed potential collaboration between STS and education in the context of disaster education. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Invited seminar, University of Southampton |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Dr Wonyong Park delivered an invited seminar at Southampton Education School, University of Southampton (Research Seminar Series). The seminar title was 'Teaching about disasters in schools: Rationales and preservice' teachers views'. The seminar was attended by academics, researchers and postgraduate students from different Schools and Faculties within the University. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Invited talk, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | In August 2022, Dr Wonyong Park gave an invited talk on 'How can disasters be taught in schools?' during Disaster Haggyo, an international disaster summer school organised by project Co-I Professor Scott Gabriel Knowles. The attendees included about 40 disaster practitioners, researchers, activists and postgraduate students from across the world. The presentation led to interactions and communications with various stakeholders regarding the importance of education in disaster risk reduction. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://disasterhaggyo.com/ |
| Description | Meeting between Grenfell Tower and Sewol Ferry families |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | The PI and Grenfell Foundation organised this one-day meeting between disaster groups. 3 representatives from 4.16 Institute of Democratic Citizenship Education (for Sewol Ferry), 7 representatives from The Grenfell Foundation and Grenfell United, and 5 disaster researchers (including 3 project members and 2 postgraduate students) had a meeting at Notting Hill Methodist Church to share each other's activities relating to preservation, archiving and education of disasters. The meeting was followed by a tour of Grenfell Tower guided by GU members. The discussion and tour led to questions and future collaborations between the two groups in relation to education and other aspects of their work. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Meeting with 4.16 Institute of Democratic Citizenship Education |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | In September 2022, Dr Wonyong Park and Dr Yeonsil Kang made a visit to the 4.16 Institute of Democratic Citizenship Education in Ansan, Korea, to learn about the organisation's work and discuss potential collaboration opportunities. The 4.16 Institute was established by Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education after the Sewol Ferry disaster to promote education about tragedies and disasters. The educators at the 4.16 Institute reported increased interest in incorporating science education and STS into curriculum development. Curriculum materials used in the Institute were shared with project members. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.goe416.go.kr/ |
| Description | Meeting with Coastal Partners & field trip to Hayling Island |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | On 26 January 2023, participants of 'Disaster Education for a Just and Resilient Future: An International Conference' travelled to Hayling Island to learn about the activities and plans for managing coastal flood and erosion risk in Hampshire, followed by a tour guided by engineers from Coastal Partners. During the discussion with conference participants, the engineers were impressed by the idea of including youth voices in coastal planning and shared it with the leadership team. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://sites.google.com/view/disastereducation/ |
| Description | Meeting with SeaCity Museum |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Project PI and colleagues from University of Southampton met with SeaCity Museum educators to discuss potential project collaboration on the Titanic disaster, including 3 teacher workshops to develop resources for secondary students. Workshop dates and plans were discussed. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Meeting with The Grenfell Foundation & Grenfell United |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | The PI met at the Grenfell Foundation office with representatives from The Grenfell Foundation and Grenfell United to discuss potential collaboration on educational activities related to the Grenfell Tower Fire in 2017. The idea of a potential bid was discussed. GF/GU representatives were invited to the forthcoming project conference in Southampton. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | No natural disasters: understanding and preparing for na-tech disasters (Roundtable at the Korean Academy of Science and Technology) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | In June 2022, Project Co-I Professor Buhm Soon Park served as a discussant for the roundtable 'No natural disasters: understanding and preparing for na-tech disasters', organised by Korean Academy of Science and Technology. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqNm6uKInSc |
| Description | Panel Discussant for Sewol Ferry Disaster Forum |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | In October 2022, Chihyung Jeon served as a panel discussant for a forum on 'The Sewol Ferry Disaster: On the Scientific Analysis of Disasters'. The forum was co-organised by The Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies and The Society of Naval Architects of Korea. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p79pyWYw9s0 |
| Description | Panel discussant for Children's Climate Risk: Their Future, Their Opinion |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The Data for Children Collaborative ran a panel discussion with the experts behind UNICEF's Children's Climate Risk Index (CCRI), which highlights how climate risk for children is significantly different from the broader community. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.dataforchildrencollaborative.com/responsible-innovation/childrens-climate-risk-their-fut... |
| Description | Roundtable: A How-to Guide to Doing Asian Environmental STS |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Project Co-I Buhm Soon Park led a roundtable session 'A How-to Guide to Doing Asian Environmental STS' organised by National University of Singapore. With speakers drawn from a variety of institutional and scholarly backgrounds, this roundtable facilitated an interdisciplinary discussion on the challenges and opportunities in crafting narratives and critical analyses of Asian Environmental STS. The roundtable raised and attempted to answer a few pertinent questions concerning the manifestations of the Anthropocene in contemporary Asia, its historical antecedents, and the critical currency of the concept of Anthroposupremocene for the unfolding future. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://ari.nus.edu.sg/events/20230315-asian-environmental-sts/ |
| Description | TeachDisasters Twitter activities |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | In March 2022, a Twitter account was created to share project activities with wider public and interact with researchers and practitioners. The account has attracted over 200 followers, many of whom are disaster researchers and schoolteachers around the world. A number of requests for public engagement and collaboration have been received through direct messages. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022,2023 |
| URL | https://twitter.com/TeachDisasters |
| Description | TeachDisasters website |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The project website was created in March 2022 to share project activities and engage with researchers and users. The website disseminates information related to disaster education that can be used by researchers and educators. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022,2023 |
| URL | https://www.teachdisasters.com/ |
| Description | Wild Citizens! Activities to learn about biodiversity and the environment |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Project Co-I Marcus Grace and Andri Christodoulou worked with student interns, the children, their teachers and teaching assistants of seven Southampton primary schools, and engagement officers and ecologists from Southampton City Council to co-design and carry out hands-on 'Wild Lab' activities aimed at increasing the biodiversity in their school grounds. A key part of the project was to help build the children's confidence in attracting, protecting and recording wildlife so that they understood that they themselves had the ability to make a real difference. Interventions included constructing bug hotels with materials found across their schools' grounds, preparing the ground and planting bee-friendly and butterfly-friendly plants and sowing wildflower seeds. They planted trees, and set up bird feeding stations, bird nesting boxes and bat boxes. The children have been able to learn about wildlife and take action to protect nature in their school grounds, becoming agents of change in their local surroundings. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022,2023 |
| Description | Wild Citizens! Celebration event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | On 11 July, over 100 children from local primary schools came to the university to celebrate the fabulous work they have been doing as young environmental citizens, as part of the Wild Citizens project, led by project Co-I Marcus Grace and Andri Christodoulou. The children gave presentations and exhibited posters to showcase their work and communicate their findings. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Wild Citizens! Presentation at PERu showcase |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | In September 2022, the University of Southampton's Public Engagement with Research Unit hosted a Public Engagement Showcase. Project Co-Is Marcus Grace and Andri Christodoulou shared their work with seven local schools on activities focused on biodiversity and environmental hazards. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Workshop with local teachers and museum educators |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | The project PI and academics at the University of Southampton organised three teacher workshops (February, April and June 2023) in collaboration with SeaCity Museum. Seven teachers (KS3 History & Science) and three museum educators participated to develop a curriculum unit for pupils to learn about the local disaster history (i.e., the Titanic disaster). Participants reported changes in their views on integrating school subjects to teach disaster effectively and sensitively. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |