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Teacher Education and Professional Development of Educators | Curriculum and Pedagogy Theory and Development | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education | Specialist Studies in Education
Learner and Learning Achievement | Pedagogy | Teacher and Instructor Development |
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 19-01-2020
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Date: 27-03-2013
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X13000204
Abstract: Tropical cyclone (TC) Yasi, thought to be the largest and most severe cyclone to cross the Queensland coast since 1918, made landfall on the southern tropical coast near Mission Beach and continued to track westward across Northern Queensland on February 3, 2011. The warning and response model (WRM) suggests that situational factors, personal characteristics, and social contextual variables influence the degree of threat perceived and protective actions taken. The aim of this study was to examine preparation for this impending natural disaster by residents of the affected regions, and to identify the residents’ resource losses and symptoms of psychological distress following TC Yasi. A cross-sectional survey was conducted 6-12 months after the cyclone using an adapted tool designed to measure preparedness, loss and psychosocial distress. Four hundred and thirty-three responses were received. Statistical analysis was conducted using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Categorical characteristics were described using s le size and percentages. Almost all respondents perceived the cyclone warning as serious or very serious, and more than a third started preparing for the cyclone at least three days before it reached landfall. Overall, 115 (26.7%) respondents reported moderate and 59 (13.7%) reported major property damage 72 (17.1%) reported a moderate and 49 (11.6%) reported a major change in their feeling of whether they have control over their life 55 (13.1%) reported a major change in their motivation of getting things done and 33 (7.9%) reported a major change in their perception of feeling valuable to others. Overall, 142 (34.1%) documented at least one of five symptoms of acute distress. The findings document the experiences of Australians who have lived through tropical cyclone Yasi. The results support the WRM theory which proposes that people with previous experience take threatened disasters seriously. Usher K , Buettner P , West C , Millis J , Woods C , Mason M , Boon H , Chamberlain-Salaun J . Preparedness for and impact of tropical cyclone Yasi in North Queensland, Australia . Prehosp Disaster Med . 2013 28 ( 3 ): 1 - 7 .
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 06-2014
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 31-01-2018
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 03-07-2020
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 14-12-2014
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 12-2009
DOI: 10.1007/BF03216905
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 05-08-2020
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 19-05-2021
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 31-10-2014
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 25-11-2010
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 24-07-2014
Publisher: Edith Cowan University
Date: 2015
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 10-11-2012
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Date: 25-09-2012
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X12001392
Abstract: The need to manage psychological symptoms after disasters can result in an increase in the prescription of psychotropic drugs, including antidepressants and anxiolytics. Therefore, an increase in the prescription of antidepressants and anxiolytics could be an indicator of general psychological distress in the community. The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a change in the rate of prescription of antidepressant and anxiolytic drugs following Cyclone Yasi. A quantitative evaluation of new prescriptions of antidepressants and anxiolytics was conducted. The total number of new prescriptions for these drugs was calculated for the period six months after the cyclone and compared with the same six month period in the preceding year. Two control drugs were also included to rule out changes in the general rate of drug prescription in the affected communities. After Cyclone Yasi, there was an increase in the prescription of antidepressant drugs across all age and gender groups in the affected communities except for males 14-54 years of age. The prescription of anxiolytic drugs decreased immediately after the cyclone, but increased by the end of the six-month post-cyclone period. Control drug prescription did not change. There was a quantifiable increase in the prescription of antidepressant drugs following Cyclone Yasi that may indicate an increase in psychosocial distress in the community. Usher K , Brown LH , Buettner P , Glass B , Boon H , West C , Grasso J , Chamberlain-Salaun J , Woods C . Rate of prescription of antidepressant and anxiolytic drugs after Cyclone Yasi in North Queensland . Prehosp Disaster Med . 2012 27 ( 6 ):1-5 .
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2015
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 02-05-2021
Publisher: Emerald
Date: 18-05-2015
DOI: 10.1108/IJCCSM-08-2013-0106
Abstract: – This paper aims to explore the influence of wildfire events on community perceptions of climate change and the risk of future wildfire disasters in southern Australia. – The study was located around Beechworth in northeast Victoria, where wildfires occurred in 2003 and 2009. Semi-structured qualitative interviews and focus group interviews were conducted in 2010, involving 40 people from local businesses, government and property owners. – The authors conclude that people’s experiences of recent consecutive wildfire events did not necessarily influence their views on climate change in general or as a causal agent of wildfire events. However, there was general agreement that weather conditions had been extreme in recent times. Some attributed the increase in wildfires to factors other than climate change that were more easily observed. – Further research is needed into the relationship between wildfire experiences, climate change views and adaptive behaviours across a wider range of social contexts. Research needs to determine if views and behaviours change over time or with frequency or severity of fires. – Understanding the nature of potential wildfires, and being able to prepare and respond to such events, is more important than believing in climate change, as views may not change in response to fire events. Strategies need to focus on supporting people to prepare, respond and recover from wildfires, regardless of their climate change perceptions. – Paying attention to people’s local social context and how it influences their beliefs about climate change will allow sensitive and adaptive strategies to evolve over time. – There is limited research into relationships between disaster experiences and perceptions of climate change, particularly the influence of wildfire experiences.
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 09-11-2013
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 02-2014
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 10-02-2016
Abstract: Despite a broad consensus on the ethical dimensions of the teaching profession, and long-standing efforts to align teacher education with wider trends in professional education, little is known about how teacher candidates are being prepared to face the ethical challenges of contemporary teaching. This article presents the results of an international survey on ethics content and curriculum in initial teacher education (ITE). Involving five Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) countries—the United States, England, Canada, Australia, and the Netherlands—the study’s findings shed light on teacher educators’ perspectives on the contribution of ethics content to the education of future teachers and provide a snapshot of how well existing programs line up with their aspirations. The results showed that 24% of the ITE programs surveyed contain at least one mandatory stand-alone ethics course. The meaning of the results vis-à-vis opportunities for expanding ethics education in preservice teaching programs is also discussed.
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 14-12-2011
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 31-07-2007
Publisher: Edith Cowan University
Date: 20-04-2016
Location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Start Date: 2004
End Date: 2005
Funder: Queensland Government
View Funded ActivityStart Date: 2016
End Date: 2018
Funder: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
View Funded ActivityStart Date: 2010
End Date: 2012
Funder: National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility
View Funded ActivityStart Date: 07-2013
End Date: 12-2017
Amount: $150,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
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