Are Future School Teachers Qualified to Teach Flood Risk? An Approach from the Geography Discipline in the Context of Climate Change

Álvaro-Francisco Morote, María Hernández and Jorge Olcina
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Álvaro-Francisco Morote: Department of Experimental and Social Sciences Education, University of Valencia, 46022 Valencia, Spain
María Hernández: Department of Regional Geographical Analysis and Physical Geography, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain
Jorge Olcina: Department of Regional Geographical Analysis and Physical Geography, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 15, 1-21

Abstract: The aims of this research, based on a case study (trainee teachers of Primary degree and Secondary Education–MAES of the University of Valencia, Spain), are to analyse the students’ memories and perceptions of their training about floods; to examine the interest in teaching these contents in Social Science and/or Geography classes; and to analyse their proposals to improve teacher training. Methodologically, a questionnaire was distributed among 204 future teachers. The results indicate that the majority, in both groups, (degree and MAES) consider themselves to have a medium level of preparedness to teach these contents to schoolchildren (value of 3): 47.0% of the degree students and 47.4% of the MAES students. In both groups, the majority (89.2% degree; 57.9% MAES) indicate that they had not received training in the university or if they had, it had been insufficient. The study reveals that both those who have received training and those who have not believe themselves to have a similar level of preparedness. As the results of this study show, there is still a lot of ground to be covered in the field of education so that it may become an essential tool to generate a society that is more resilient to climate change.

Keywords: floods; teaching; education; Social Sciences; Geography (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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