Publication Date
| In 2015 | 0 |
| Since 2014 | 0 |
| Since 2011 (last 5 years) | 1 |
| Since 2006 (last 10 years) | 3 |
| Since 1996 (last 20 years) | 3 |
Descriptor
| Elementary Secondary Education | 2 |
| Geography Instruction | 2 |
| Natural Disasters | 2 |
| Academic Standards | 1 |
| Atlases | 1 |
| Content Analysis | 1 |
| Curriculum | 1 |
| Curriculum Evaluation | 1 |
| Geography | 1 |
| Hazardous Materials | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| International Research in… | 3 |
Author
| Mitchell, Jerry T. | 3 |
| Battersby, Sarah E. | 1 |
| Borden, Kevin A. | 1 |
| Cutter, Susan L. | 1 |
| Schmidtlein, Mathew C. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
| Elementary Secondary Education | 2 |
| Middle Schools | 1 |
Audience
Showing all 3 results
Peer reviewed
Direct linkBattersby, Sarah E.; Mitchell, Jerry T.; Cutter, Susan L. – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2011
Understanding the causes, effects and geographic patterns of local hazards is important for helping individuals make educated decisions about how to respond to their threat. Unfortunately, it is often difficult to find comprehensive sources of information about local hazards. In this paper, we discuss the development of an online hazards atlas for…
Descriptors: Atlases, Geography Instruction, Natural Disasters, Internet
Mitchell, Jerry T. – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2009
A continued increase in US disaster losses suggests that there is still much to be learned about hazards. Hazards education, therefore, remains an important facet of preparedness. This paper investigates the science and social studies academic standards for 10 Southeast states to reveal the extent to which hazard topics are covered in grades K-12.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, State Standards, Academic Standards, Social Studies
Mitchell, Jerry T.; Borden, Kevin A.; Schmidtlein, Mathew C. – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2008
Hazards are taught with the belief that knowing something about their occurrence might help us avoid their consequences. The integrative nature of hazards--physical and social systems bound together--is attractive to the student and the instructor alike. Answering why we teach hazards is fairly straightforward. A more pressing question at present…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Geography, Natural Disasters, Social Systems
