Abstract:

In the process of education and training of population, in the field of disaster prevention and solution, is not possible to practice a standard response to such a situation, however, there is a range of approaches, methods, and technologies that are applicable for use in this process. The suitability of these education and training tools may differ greatly for different target groups (e.g. primary schools, high schools, adults, or elderly people). The target group in this article will only be adults (people after high school), because there are no precise and properly specified ways of education, training or preparation in this area in the Slovak Republic. From this reason is the aim of the article to identify and select appropriate educational approaches, methods, and technologies for this target group. This will be done by an analysis of the current state of education of this population group in the Slovak Republic, analysis of foreign experiences and best practices in preparedness of the population, and analysis of new learning approaches and technologies exploitation which are of our particular interest. The results should serve for local level government and authorities which are responsible for education and preparation of the population in the field of disaster prevention and solution.

Keywords:

Education, learning technologies, methods, disaster preparation, population.