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Förskolebarns kunskaper om brand och utrymning

Blom, Jenny LU (2018) In LUTVDG/TVBB VBRM01 20182
Division of Fire Safety Engineering
Abstract
Young children have been identified as particularly exposed to fires. This study aims at investigating pre-school children's level of knowledge about fire and evacuation and if the level of knowledge increases after an education. The aim has also been to present guidelines of how educational materials for children of that age should be designed. The work has been conducted by interviews with preschool children who have listened to evacuation alarms and answered questions and by questionnaires to pre-school teachers and rescue services. Literature studies have also been an important part of the work together with a review of different types of educational materials, both Swedish and international.

The conclusions from the study are that... (More)
Young children have been identified as particularly exposed to fires. This study aims at investigating pre-school children's level of knowledge about fire and evacuation and if the level of knowledge increases after an education. The aim has also been to present guidelines of how educational materials for children of that age should be designed. The work has been conducted by interviews with preschool children who have listened to evacuation alarms and answered questions and by questionnaires to pre-school teachers and rescue services. Literature studies have also been an important part of the work together with a review of different types of educational materials, both Swedish and international.

The conclusions from the study are that the children's level of knowledge today is lower than desired, but that education improves the level if it is repeated. The study suggests that the rescue services should educate pre-school children and that the teachers then repeats the education every six months. The study also showed that spoken evacuation alarms are inappropriate in buildings primarily used by young children, as they find it difficult to perceive the message. Finally, the study also presents what educational materials should contain and how they should be designed pedagogically. (Less)
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author
Blom, Jenny LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
Pre-school children's knowledge of fire and evacuation
course
VBRM01 20182
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Förskola, barn, brand, utrymning, utbildning, utbildningsmaterial, utrymningslarm, utrymningsskylt, brandvarnare, larmnummer, intervju, räddningstjänst, Pre-school, children, fire, evacuation, education, educational material, evacuation signal, evacuation sign, smoke alarm, emergency number, interview, rescue service
publication/series
LUTVDG/TVBB
report number
5576
other publication id
LUTVDG/TVBB--5576--SE
language
Swedish
id
8964428
date added to LUP
2018-12-20 11:31:20
date last changed
2018-12-20 11:31:20
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  abstract     = {{Young children have been identified as particularly exposed to fires. This study aims at investigating pre-school children's level of knowledge about fire and evacuation and if the level of knowledge increases after an education. The aim has also been to present guidelines of how educational materials for children of that age should be designed. The work has been conducted by interviews with preschool children who have listened to evacuation alarms and answered questions and by questionnaires to pre-school teachers and rescue services. Literature studies have also been an important part of the work together with a review of different types of educational materials, both Swedish and international.

The conclusions from the study are that the children's level of knowledge today is lower than desired, but that education improves the level if it is repeated. The study suggests that the rescue services should educate pre-school children and that the teachers then repeats the education every six months. The study also showed that spoken evacuation alarms are inappropriate in buildings primarily used by young children, as they find it difficult to perceive the message. Finally, the study also presents what educational materials should contain and how they should be designed pedagogically.}},
  author       = {{Blom, Jenny}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{LUTVDG/TVBB}},
  title        = {{Förskolebarns kunskaper om brand och utrymning}},
  year         = {{2018}},
}