Integrating education and training, and their implications in NGOs’ disaster management: the case of Korea

Abstract

This paper examines the education and training provided by nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in disaster management. The research presented was prompted as a result of serious errors made by both staff and volunteers involved in recent disaster recoveries in South Korea, for example following the sinking of a ferry and the outbreak of MERS. This paper presents important lessons for international NGOs, as well as for national and regional NGOs.

Keywords:

• Education versus training
• globalization
• international NGOs
• NGOs’ resources
• transnational disaster management

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Kyoo-Man Ha

Kyoo-Man Ha is an adjunct professor in the Department of Public Policy & Management, Pusan National University, Korea.