Networking for Disaster Education Research
This project brought together disaster researchers, educators, survivors and bereaved families from the UK and South Korea to facilitate dialogues about disaster education.
In January 2022, we hosted a 2-day conference in Southampton with speakers, discussants and audience from the two countries. In January 2024, a webinar on education and disaster justice focused on the Grenfell Tower fire, the Hillsborough disaster, and the Sewol Ferry disaster.
In 2022, 2023 and 2024, Scott Gabriel Knowles hosted Disaster Haggyo, an interdisciplinary, field-based summer school for the study of disasters. The project members contributed to Disaster Haggyo as instructors and participants.
Funder
- Economic and Social Research Council (2022-2023)
Team
- Wonyong Park, University of Southampton (Principal Investigator)
- Marcus Grace, University of Southampton (Co-Investigator)
- Andri Christodoulou, University of Southampton (Co-Investigator)
- Craig Hutton, University of Southampton (Co-Investigator)
- Buhm Soon Park, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (Co-Investigator)
- Chihyung Jeon, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (Co-Investigator)
- Scott Gabriel Knowles, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (Co-Investigator)
- Yeonsil Kang, National Science Museum, Korea (Co-Investigator)
- Hyunju Lee, Ewha Womans University (Co-Investigator)
- Yeonjoo Ko, Jeju National University (Co-Investigator)
- Hyunok Lee, Kangwon National University (Co-Investigator)
Publications
- Park, W., Grace, M., Hutton, C. W., & Knowles, S. G. (2024). (Eds.). Teaching and learning about disasters: Contributions from historical and social studies of science. Special issue of Science & Education.
- Park, W., Lim, I., & Song, J. (in press). Exploring the intersection of disasters and science education with preservice science teachers through a disaster case study. Cultural Studies of Science Education.
- Ha, H., Park, W., & Song, J. (2023). Preservice elementary teachers’ socioscientific reasoning during a decision-making activity in the context of COVID-19. Science & Education, 32(6), 1869-1886.
- Park, W., Lee, H., Ko, Y., & Lee, H. (2023). “Safety” and “integration”: Examining the introduction of disaster in the science curriculum in South Korea. Journal of Curriculum Studies, 55(5), 580-597.
- Park, W., Lee, S., Lee, E., & Lee, J. (2023). How South Koreans remember tragedy through education. BERA Blog.
- Park, W. (2022). How science education helps learning from disasters: Grenfell and Sewol. HPS&ST Newsletter.
- Jeon, C. et al. (2022, September 3). 세월호·가습기 참사는 느닷없이 일어나지 않았다(“The Sewol and humidifier disasters did not come out of nowhere”). The Hankyoreh.
- Jeon, C. (2022, April 7). 공학도와 세월호(“Engineering students and the Sewol Ferry”). The Hankyoreh.
Presentations
- Ko, Y., Lee, H., & Lee, H. (2023, August). Addressing disasters in science education: How are disasters represented in Korean science textbooks? Presentation at a symposium “Connecting disaster and risk studies with science education research“ at European Science Education Research Association Conference. (Cappadocia, Türkiye)
- Park, W. (2023, August). How can science education and disaster risk reduction intersect? Presentation at a symposium “Connecting disaster and risk studies with science education research“ at European Science Education Research Association Conference. (Cappadocia, Türkiye)
- Park, W. (2023, August). Advancing disaster justice and resilience through STEM education. Invited talk at the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences. (Hiroshima, Japan)
- Park, W. (2023, July). The spatio-temporality of disaster and disaster science education. Paper presented at the Korean Association for Science Education Conference. (Seoul, Korea)
- Park, W. (2023, June). An age of disaster: the role of education. Invited talk at the Oxford Summit of Korean Academics. (Oxford, UK).
- Park, W. (2023, June). Science and engineering education for disaster resilience. Invited talk at UCL Institute of Education. (London, UK)
- Park, W. (2023, May). Science education as a path to disaster justice and resilience: theory, research and practice. Invited talk at King’s College London - CRESTEM Seminar Series. (London, UK)
- Park, W. (2023, May). Science education, disaster justice and resilience. Presentation at MoEE Climate Teacher Gathering - Southampton. (Southampton, UK).
- Park, W. (2023, January). Disaster education and STEM education: Overcoming four dichotomies. Presentation at Disaster Education for a Just and Resilient Future: An International Conference. (Southampton, UK)
- Grace, M., & Christodoulou, A. (2023, January). Wild Citizens! Outdoor education about environmental hazards. Presentation at Disaster Education for a Just and Resilient Future: An International Conference. (Southampton, UK)
- Knowles, S. G. (2023, January). The ethics of disaster education from a disaster summer school. Presentation at Disaster Education for a Just and Resilient Future: An International Conference. (Southampton, UK)
- Lee, H., & Ko, Y. (2023, January). Representation of disaster in the Korean science curriculum and textbooks. Presentation at Disaster Education for a Just and Resilient Future: An International Conference. (Southampton, UK)
- Jeon, C. (2023, January). Teaching disasters for engineering students: A course on the Sewol Ferry disaster at KAIST. Presentation at Disaster Education for a Just and Resilient Future: An International Conference. (Southampton, UK)
- Park, W. (2022, September). Disasters and science: what should we teach and how? Invited talk at the Department of Science Studies, Seoul National University.
- Knowles, S. G. (2022, August). Memory for disaster justice: The 4.16 Memorials. Presentation at Disaster Haggyo organised by Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology.
- Jeon, C. (2022, August). MV Sewol and engineers. Presentation at Disaster Haggyo organised by Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology.
- Park, W. (2022, August). How can disasters be taught in schools?. Presentation at Disaster Haggyo organised by Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology.
- Park, B. S. (2022, August). Re-orientation and re-presentation: How to talk about disasters in ‘other countries’. Plenary lecture at Disaster Haggyo organised by Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology.
- Park, W. (2022, August). #TeachDisasters: Science education for disaster preparedness and resilience. Paper presented at the East Asian Association for Science Education Conference. Online.
- Park, W., Lee, H., Ko, Y., & Lee, H. (2022, July). Safety and integration: The introduction of disaster-related topics in the national science curriculum in Korea after the Sewol Ferry Disaster. Paper presented at the Korean Association for Science Education Conference. Online.
- Park, B. S. (2022, June). 더 이상 자연재난은 없다: 자연-기술 복합재난에 대한 이해와 대비. 한국과학기술한림원 제198회 한림원탁토론회. (“No natural disasters: understanding and preparing for na-tech disasters. Roundtable at the Korean Academy of Science and Technology”).
- Park, W. (2022, April). Teaching about disasters in science classrooms: A theoretical framework and evidence from preservice science teacher education. Southampton Education School, University of Southampton (Education Research Seminar Series).