Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Capability of Coordinators in Schools Division Office of San Carlos City, Pangasinan

Abstract

This descriptive study determined the disaster risk reduction and management capability of coordinators in Schools Division Office of San Carlos City, Pangasinan for the School Year 2017-2018 in an effort to come up with a capability enhancement program. Specifically, this study determined the profile of school disaster risk reduction management coordinators in terms of age, sex, civil status, highest educational attainment, position and number of trainings in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management; the level of disaster risk reduction and management capability of coordinators in Schools Division Office of San Carlos City. Pangasinan in terms of their knowledge and practices as to prevention and mitigation, preparedness, response, and rehabilitation and recovery; and attitudes on disaster risk reduction and management; and the correlation between the profile of school disaster risk reduction and management coordinators and their level of disaster risk reduction and management capability of coordinators in Schools Division Office of San Carlos City, Pangasinan. Findings revealed Majority of the respondents are middle-aged married female who are Master’s Degree graduate and are Teacher III. Their trainings included school, district, division, regional, national and international conducted. They are rated as knowledgeable and having a positive attitude on disaster risk reduction management. Further, their disaster risk reduction and management is rated as “practiced”. Correlational analysis revealed that knowledge, practices and attitudes of the SDRRM coordinators established a significant correlation with their profile as to age, sex, highest educational attainment and trainings. Based from the conclusions, it is recommended that the School DRRM Coordinator should be encouraged and motivated to pursue higher level of education in order to update and upgrade them.