Purpose: To investigate the effects of the self-built raft courses on college students' Life-Effectiveness. Methods: Quasi-experimental as well as the pretest-posttest nonequivalent groups design were used. Th...Purpose: To investigate the effects of the self-built raft courses on college students' Life-Effectiveness. Methods: Quasi-experimental as well as the pretest-posttest nonequivalent groups design were used. The participants were college students divided into two groups: experimental group with participating in self-built raft courses (n=54) while control group without (n=72). The Life-Effectiveness scale (including 6 subscales such as time management, emotional control, achievement motivation, social leadership, self confidence and active initiative) was took to pretest and posttest the effects. Data analysis was conducted by SPSS 17.0 for Windows by the methods of descriptive statistics, paired t-test and One-way ANCOVA. Results: The experimental group received more significant and positive improvement on Life-Effectiveness, including, time management, emotional control, achievement motivation, social leadership, self confidence and active initiative than the control group. Conclusions: The researchers constructed one series of self-built raft courses with integration of adventure-based learning process model through the elements of movie-watching and practical experiences that could promote Life-effectiveness.展开更多
International agencies and scientific research have been calling for the inclusion of children in disaster preparedness and risk reduction, to hear their voices in order to address their specific needs and vulnerabili...International agencies and scientific research have been calling for the inclusion of children in disaster preparedness and risk reduction, to hear their voices in order to address their specific needs and vulnerabilities and harness their capabilities in terms of building community resilience. This article assesses the roles ascribed to children in policy and education for disaster risk reduction in Portugal. The approach is based on a scoping methodology that encompasses document analysis and interviews with national and local stakeholders and policymakers in the disaster risk reduction field. The research is carried out within the scope of a European funded project, CUIDAR Cultures of Disaster Resilience among Children and Young People. More specifically, the article provides an overview of the discourses on the roles ascribed to children in urban disaster risk reduction(DRR). The authors maintain that although children are often taken as a target group in urban disaster prevention and management, they are seldom considered in terms of active participation in disaster risk reduction programs in the Portuguese context. Nevertheless, our analysis shows that there is a growing awareness of the relevance of active participation by children in order to create successful DRR.展开更多
文摘Purpose: To investigate the effects of the self-built raft courses on college students' Life-Effectiveness. Methods: Quasi-experimental as well as the pretest-posttest nonequivalent groups design were used. The participants were college students divided into two groups: experimental group with participating in self-built raft courses (n=54) while control group without (n=72). The Life-Effectiveness scale (including 6 subscales such as time management, emotional control, achievement motivation, social leadership, self confidence and active initiative) was took to pretest and posttest the effects. Data analysis was conducted by SPSS 17.0 for Windows by the methods of descriptive statistics, paired t-test and One-way ANCOVA. Results: The experimental group received more significant and positive improvement on Life-Effectiveness, including, time management, emotional control, achievement motivation, social leadership, self confidence and active initiative than the control group. Conclusions: The researchers constructed one series of self-built raft courses with integration of adventure-based learning process model through the elements of movie-watching and practical experiences that could promote Life-effectiveness.
基金The CUIDAR project-CUIDAR Cultures of Disaster Resilience among Children and Young People-has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under Grant Agreement No.653753
文摘International agencies and scientific research have been calling for the inclusion of children in disaster preparedness and risk reduction, to hear their voices in order to address their specific needs and vulnerabilities and harness their capabilities in terms of building community resilience. This article assesses the roles ascribed to children in policy and education for disaster risk reduction in Portugal. The approach is based on a scoping methodology that encompasses document analysis and interviews with national and local stakeholders and policymakers in the disaster risk reduction field. The research is carried out within the scope of a European funded project, CUIDAR Cultures of Disaster Resilience among Children and Young People. More specifically, the article provides an overview of the discourses on the roles ascribed to children in urban disaster risk reduction(DRR). The authors maintain that although children are often taken as a target group in urban disaster prevention and management, they are seldom considered in terms of active participation in disaster risk reduction programs in the Portuguese context. Nevertheless, our analysis shows that there is a growing awareness of the relevance of active participation by children in order to create successful DRR.
