Collaboration on Disaster Prevention Education Curriculum Development project and its implications for social work

@article{Zhang2011CollaborationOD,
  title={Collaboration on Disaster Prevention Education Curriculum Development project and its implications for social work},
  author={Xuemei Zhang and Yunong Huang and Mingli Li},
  journal={China Journal of Social Work},
  year={2011},
  volume={4},
  pages={165 - 173},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:153713617}
}
Collaboration has often been regarded as an effective way to meet people's need in social work and other fields. This article reports on a Disaster Prevention Education Curriculum Development project launched and headed by the Aide et Action China Office in Sichuan, China. Emphasis is on the collaborations between Aide et Action and other non-governmental organizations, governmental agencies, schools, local communities and volunteers. It is suggested that collaboration is critical to the… 
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