Disaster risk reduction education that enhances the proactive attitudes of learners: A bridge between knowledge and behavior

Research on disaster risk reduction education (hereafter, DRR education) focuses educational acts that take place between instructors and learners. Current research principally analyzes the knowledge skills transmitted from to learners, with expectation teach learners so can engage proactively in DRR-related activities respond appropriately an actual disaster. However, previous studies have pointed out increased do not necessarily lead behavioral changes Based a literature review, current study discusses why proactive attitudes are fostered by education, which is underpinned three approaches: (1) active instructor/passive learner approach, (2) knowledge-transmission (3) short-term evaluation approach. These approaches, collectively termed “transmission paradigm,” inhibits fostering of attitude. Hence, this proposes new “proactive attitude paradigm” consists instructor/learner fusion participation community practice long-term commitment The paradigm suggested has been applied teacher training project Nepal teachers developed toward continuous education. Further practical aimed at closing gap behavior through adoption will be focus future research.