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Area of Science:

  • Disaster Management
  • Higher Education
  • Social Science

Background:

  • Disaster myths present significant challenges in global disaster risk management.
  • Misconceptions about disasters act as barriers to effective disaster higher education.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine disaster-related beliefs among disaster management students at the National University of Public Service, Hungary.
  • To compare these beliefs with a control group of students from three other Hungarian universities.

Main Methods:

  • A questionnaire with 19 false statements about disaster events was adapted from David Alexander's research methodology.
  • Respondents evaluated statements using a 5-point Likert scale (1=completely disagree, 5=completely agree).

Main Results:

  • Hungarian students showed strong agreement with some disaster misconceptions (e.g., unburied bodies as health hazards).
  • Control groups exhibited similar beliefs but were sometimes more skeptical.
  • Hungarian students shared beliefs with US and Italian counterparts but were less critical.

Conclusions:

  • Disaster myths are a significant issue in Hungarian disaster higher education.
  • These misconceptions can negatively impact future disaster managers.
  • Further critical assessment of disaster-related beliefs is needed in academic settings.