Preventing through Sustainability Education: Training and the Perception of Floods among School Children
<p>Responses of students on their knowledge about DANAs (Item 6). Source: results of the questionnaire. Coding of the answers to Item 6: 1 (“Very heavy rain and storms”); 2 (“Hurricanes, tornadoes, strong winds”); 3 (“Cold drop”, High-level Isolated Depression); 4 (“Cold weather situations”); 5 (“Other”). Own elaboration.</p> "> Figure 2
<p>Changes in the way it rains (Item 8). Source: questionnaire results. Answers to Item 8: 0 (“Do not know/No answer”); 1 (“It rains less than before but with more intensity”); 2 (“It rains more than before and with more intensity”); 3 (“It rains the same as before but with greater intensity”); 4 (“The way it rains has not changed”). Own elaboration.</p> "> Figure 3
<p>“Why do floods cause increasingly more damage?” (Item 9). Source: questionnaire results. Answers to item 9: 0 (“Do not know/No answer”); 1 (“Because it rains a lot”); 2 (“Because the water in the rivers circulates more rapidly”); 3 (“Because the houses are constructed in floodable areas”); 4 (“Because climate change is causing it”). Own elaboration.</p> ">
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Research Design
2.2. Context and Participants
2.3. Research Instrument
2.4. Procedure
2.5. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Knowledge of the Phenomenon of Floods
3.2. What the Students Perceive
3.3. What Does the Future Hold? Incidence of Climate Change
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Enrolled (n) | Participants (n) | Average Age | Gender | ||
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F | M | ||||
Primary Education | 320 | 296 | 10.7 | 60.1% (n = 178) | 39.9% (n = 118) |
Secondary education | 490 | 454 | 13.6 | 48.5% (n = 220) | 51.5% (n = 234) |
Baccalaureate | 193 | 176 | 16.8 | 51.1% (n = 90) | 48.9% (n = 86) |
Total | 1002 | 926 | 13.3 | 52.7% (n = 488) | 47.3% (n = 438) |
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Primary Education | Secondary Education | Baccalaureate | Total | Value | |||
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χ2 | p | ||||||
No | n | 72 | 198 | 68 | 338 | 67.485 | 0.001 |
% | 24.3% | 43.6% | 38.6% | 36.5% | |||
Yes | n | 96 | 156 | 82 | 334 | ||
% | 32.4% | 34.4% | 46.6% | 36.1% | |||
Do not know/No answer | n | 128 | 100 | 26 | 254 | ||
% | 43.2% | 22.0% | 14.8% | 27.4% | |||
Total | n | 296 | 454 | 176 | 926 | ||
% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Primary Education | Secondary Education | Baccalaureate | Total | Value | |||
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χ2 | p | ||||||
No | n | 128 | 108 | 20 | 256 | 82.271 | 0.001 |
% | 43.2% | 23.8% | 11.4% | 27.6% | |||
Yes | n | 40 | 70 | 58 | 168 | ||
% | 13.5% | 15.4% | 33.0% | 18.1% | |||
Do not know/No answer | n | 128 | 276 | 98 | 502 | ||
% | 43.2% | 60.8% | 55.7% | 54.2% | |||
Total | n | 296 | 454 | 176 | 926 | ||
% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Primary Education | Secondary Education | Baccalaureate | Total | Value | |||
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χ2 | p | ||||||
No | n | 56 | 70 | 24 | 150 | 5.856 | 0.209 |
% | 18.9% | 15.4% | 13.6% | 16.2% | |||
Yes | n | 86 | 118 | 42 | 246 | ||
% | 29.1% | 26.0% | 23.9% | 26.6% | |||
Do not know/No answer | n | 154 | 266 | 110 | 530 | ||
% | 52.0% | 58.6% | 62.5% | 57.2% | |||
Total | n | 296 | 454 | 176 | 926 | ||
% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Primary Education | Secondary Education | Baccalaureate | Total | Value | |||
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H | p | ||||||
1 | n | 16 | 20 | 0 | 36 | 23.360 | 0.001 |
% | 5.4% | 4.4% | 0.0% | 3.9% | |||
2 | n | 22 | 16 | 4 | 42 | ||
% | 7.4% | 3.5% | 2.3% | 4.5% | |||
3 | n | 112 | 160 | 42 | 314 | ||
% | 37.8% | 35.2% | 23.9% | 33.9% | |||
4 | n | 76 | 142 | 74 | 292 | ||
% | 25.7% | 31.3% | 42.0% | 31.5% | |||
5 | n | 70 | 116 | 56 | 242 | ||
% | 23.6% | 25.6% | 31.8% | 26.1% | |||
Total | n | 296 | 454 | 176 | 926 | ||
% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Primary Education | Secondary Education | Baccalaureate | Total | Value | |||
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H | p | ||||||
1 | n | 40 | 32 | 20 | 92 | 14.689 | 0.001 |
% | 13.5% | 7.0% | 11.4% | 9.9% | |||
2 | n | 74 | 168 | 80 | 322 | ||
% | 25.0% | 37.0% | 45.5% | 34.8% | |||
3 | n | 104 | 176 | 52 | 332 | ||
% | 35.1% | 38.8% | 29.5% | 35.9% | |||
4 | n | 30 | 48 | 16 | 94 | ||
% | 10.1% | 10.6% | 9.1% | 10.2% | |||
5 | n | 48 | 30 | 8 | 86 | ||
% | 16.2% | 6.6% | 4.5% | 9.3% | |||
Total | n | 296 | 454 | 176 | 926 | ||
% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
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Morote, Á.-F.; Olcina, J. Preventing through Sustainability Education: Training and the Perception of Floods among School Children. Sustainability 2024, 16, 4678. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16114678
Morote Á-F, Olcina J. Preventing through Sustainability Education: Training and the Perception of Floods among School Children. Sustainability. 2024; 16(11):4678. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16114678
Chicago/Turabian StyleMorote, Álvaro-Francisco, and Jorge Olcina. 2024. "Preventing through Sustainability Education: Training and the Perception of Floods among School Children" Sustainability 16, no. 11: 4678. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16114678