Natural Hazards and Related Contents in Curriculum of Geography in Pakistan
Journal Title: ASIAN JOURNAL OF NATURAL & APPLIED SCIENCES - Year 2014, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
Natural hazards in Pakistan are often and have severe intensity. Lack of basic knowledge about it at schools and colleges in the country, enhances the human and capital losses. The present study aims to underline the occurrence of natural hazards and analyze the contents related to natural hazards in Higher Secondary School (HSS) curriculum of Geographyin Pakistan. The curriculum contents were analyzed with reference to natural hazards likefloods, earthquakes, storms, avalanches, landslides, extreme temperature events and droughts. It is found that no significant contents about natural hazards are included in the curriculum of grade XI and grade XII.
Authors and Affiliations
S. H. Sajjad, Syed Waheed, Tenzila Khan, S. M. Qadri, Nadia Gilani
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