EVALUATING THE FORMAL EDUCATION IN TERMS OF SUFFICIENCY OF DISASTER EDUCATION IN TURKEY

This study aims at evaluating the formal education (primary and secondary education) in terms of disaster training in the light of international criteria. during the first level of this study, 44 lesson contents of primary and secondary education which can be found in the academic programmers of the ministry of education were analyzed. in the beginning, all the units and subjects which are found in these lessons were taken into consideration as one-to-one disaster content, disaster types (fire, earthquake, immigration etc.) and climate change. during the second level of the study, the expected answers for the questions in the curriculum of the unisdr which are formed for the developing countries were searched and discussed. the lessons which include subjects about disasters in the level of primary education are life sciences, physical sciences, social studies course, and ‘‘our city’’ which is optional. as for secondary education, these lessons are biology and geography. at the level of formal education, only an earthquake - minded and natural disaster-oriented point of view are given to the students. it is obvious that the curriculum which are applied in the primary and secondary education are very insufficient in turkey in terms of the expected curriculum of unisdr for the developing countries. some educational contents which do not only focus on disasters as natural disasters and take all the dangers and possible vulnerability should be constituted at the level of primary and secondary education.