Research project

Exploring Directions for Post-Pandemic Disaster Education Through Interdisciplinary Collaboration between the UK and South Korea

Research groups:

Environmental Change and Sustainability

Mathematics and Science Education (MaSE)
Lead researcher:

Dr Wonyong Park
Other researchers:

Professor Marcus Grace,

Professor Craig Hutton,

Dr Andri Christodoulou
Research funder:

ESRC
Website:

https://www.teachdisasters.com/
Status:

Not active

Project overview

This project is focused on establishing a sustainable network between leading disaster education research groups in the UK and South Korea. The project involves 11 researchers from education, socioecology, history and social studies of science, providing a unique opportunity for interdisciplinary and intercultural disaster education research. The project builds on collaborators' previous work on disaster education (Lee & Jeon, 2015; Park, 2020), disaster studies (Kang, 2016; Knowles, 2012; Park, 2019) and SSI education (Christodoulou et al., 2021; Lee et al., 2012; Lee & Lee, 2021; Ratcliffe & Grace, 2003) to develop a new conceptualisation of disaster education that integrates the scientific, technological and social aspects of disasters that can guide future research and practice.

Staff

Lead researcher

Dr Wonyong Park BSc, MSc, DPhil

Lecturer B

Research interests

Science education
STEM education
Disaster education

Connect with Wonyong

Email: w.park@soton.ac.uk

Other researchers

Professor Marcus Grace BSc, MSc, PhD, PGCE, CSciTeach, FRSB

Professor of Science Education

Research interests

The science and values underpinning education for biodiversity, sustainable development and citizenship
Adolescent decision-making, and teaching and learning about socio-scientific issues
Outdoor science education

Connect with Marcus

Email: m.m.grace@soton.ac.uk