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Body of Knowledge ProjectBody of Knowledge ProjectProf. Rick Sylves Prof. Rick Sylves

If practitioners and academics working If practitioners and academics working in the realm of emergency management in the realm of emergency management

want emergency management to want emergency management to become both a profession and a field become both a profession and a field that is a component of one or more that is a component of one or more

existing academic disciplines, it stands existing academic disciplines, it stands to reason that they would help grow the to reason that they would help grow the “field” by producing and recommending “field” by producing and recommending to others important works of scholarship to others important works of scholarship

in their field.in their field.


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Body of Knowledge ProjectBody of Knowledge Project

In academic terms, emergency management is In academic terms, emergency management is subject to change in at least four ways:subject to change in at least four ways:

1.Those 1.Those who actually do emergency who actually do emergency managementmanagement work make personal work make personal contributions to a body of scholarship about contributions to a body of scholarship about the field. the field.

2.Those 2.Those who do research and teaching in who do research and teaching in academic settingsacademic settings make personal or make personal or collective contributions to a body of collective contributions to a body of scholarship about the field of emergency scholarship about the field of emergency management. management.


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Ways emergency management Ways emergency management is subject to change, continued is subject to change, continued

3. Events transform the field3. Events transform the field in that in that certain mega-disasters, or relatively new, certain mega-disasters, or relatively new, unique forms of disaster, transpire and unique forms of disaster, transpire and so encourage practitioners and so encourage practitioners and academics to reshape the field.academics to reshape the field.

4. Changes in public policy and law4. Changes in public policy and law bring about a re-definition or bring about a re-definition or transformation of emergency transformation of emergency management.management.


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Purposes Served by Purposes Served by Recommended Reading ListsRecommended Reading Lists

Many, but not all, graduate programs use Many, but not all, graduate programs use “recommended reading lists.”“recommended reading lists.” These lists These lists are prepared by the graduate faculty are prepared by the graduate faculty themselves and are usually aimed at entering themselves and are usually aimed at entering students. A reading list serves several students. A reading list serves several purposes:purposes:

ItIt provides both entering and provides both entering and matriculating students with a sense of the matriculating students with a sense of the reading challenge they will be expected to reading challenge they will be expected to face if they are to gain a mastery of the face if they are to gain a mastery of the major literature of the fieldmajor literature of the field. .


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Purposes Served by Reading Purposes Served by Reading Lists ContinuedLists Continued

It represents a faculty consensus about It represents a faculty consensus about what constitutes, at least minimally, what constitutes, at least minimally, major academic works in the field, or major academic works in the field, or that best represent the knowledge that best represent the knowledge base of the field itselfbase of the field itself. .

It points students toward some of what It points students toward some of what they need to know in order to begin they need to know in order to begin preparing for Masters’ or Doctoral preparing for Masters’ or Doctoral preliminary or comprehensive field preliminary or comprehensive field examsexams. .


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Purposes Served by Reading Purposes Served by Reading Lists ContinuedLists Continued

It helps characterize the nature of It helps characterize the nature of the graduate program for the graduate program for prospective studentsprospective students. .

Reading lists also serve to characterize Reading lists also serve to characterize the core focus and array of the core focus and array of specializations of undergraduate specializations of undergraduate emergency management programs at emergency management programs at the associate and baccalaureate levels. the associate and baccalaureate levels.


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Top 50 Lists in Emergency Top 50 Lists in Emergency ManagementManagement

For faculties who elect to develop and use For faculties who elect to develop and use “recommended reading” lists, the norm is to “recommended reading” lists, the norm is to develop a general consensus about the major develop a general consensus about the major works in the field, and to prepare a list of the works in the field, and to prepare a list of the “Top Books” in the field. “Top Books” in the field.

This Top Books list often ranges to 50 entries and This Top Books list often ranges to 50 entries and usually encompasses a wide array of work that is usually encompasses a wide array of work that is in print or available from library repositories.in print or available from library repositories.

FEMA’s Emergency Management Higher FEMA’s Emergency Management Higher Education Project has commissioned several Education Project has commissioned several experts to emulate what graduate faculties do, experts to emulate what graduate faculties do, that is, develop a “Top 50” list. that is, develop a “Top 50” list.


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Top 50 Lists in Emergency Top 50 Lists in Emergency Management continuedManagement continued

The Project called for commissioned experts to The Project called for commissioned experts to consult key practitioners and academics who work consult key practitioners and academics who work the field of emergency management. Many of these the field of emergency management. Many of these authorities already are emergency managers of some authorities already are emergency managers of some type, or are scholars with that field, or are people type, or are scholars with that field, or are people who work with major organizations that are who work with major organizations that are fundamentally concerned about educating and fundamentally concerned about educating and credentialing emergency managerscredentialing emergency managers

Some collected this information from mailed surveys, Some collected this information from mailed surveys, first-person interviews, on-line surveys, or by first-person interviews, on-line surveys, or by consultation of suggested reading lists already being consultation of suggested reading lists already being used in various programs. Some used a Delphi used in various programs. Some used a Delphi method; the Delphi Method calls for consultation of method; the Delphi Method calls for consultation of authorities in the field in order to elicit their advice authorities in the field in order to elicit their advice and suggestions.and suggestions.


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Researchers for Body of Knowledge were Researchers for Body of Knowledge were asked to prepare on the basis of their asked to prepare on the basis of their findings, a listing of books, articles, reports, findings, a listing of books, articles, reports, studies, manuals, “correspondence” studies, manuals, “correspondence” courses, plans, standards, laws, regulations courses, plans, standards, laws, regulations and other printed publications and and other printed publications and documents. The lists were intended to help documents. The lists were intended to help both emergency managers and students both emergency managers and students achieve a mastery of the key literature of achieve a mastery of the key literature of the field. The works on the lists were also the field. The works on the lists were also expected to help prepare them for expected to help prepare them for academic course work in the field.academic course work in the field.


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The project commissioned five key groups The project commissioned five key groups representing different practitioner and representing different practitioner and educational communities. The individuals educational communities. The individuals or groups were asked to conduct surveys or groups were asked to conduct surveys and gather information from key academic and gather information from key academic and practitioner stakeholders. The studies and practitioner stakeholders. The studies they produced attempted to identify what they produced attempted to identify what these experts considered the these experts considered the core core components of an emergency components of an emergency management body of knowledgemanagement body of knowledge. .


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These groups were:These groups were: Emergency Management Practitioners (through the Emergency Management Practitioners (through the

IAEM).IAEM). Administrators of “Emergency Management” Administrators of “Emergency Management”

programs at Associate Degree granting institutions programs at Associate Degree granting institutions of higher education.of higher education.

Administrators of “Emergency Management” Administrators of “Emergency Management” programs at the Bachelor Level.programs at the Bachelor Level.

Administrators of “Emergency Management” Administrators of “Emergency Management” programs at the Graduate Level.programs at the Graduate Level.

Hazard/Disaster Research Centers and ResearchersHazard/Disaster Research Centers and Researchers


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Body of Knowledge Body of Knowledge Researchers – Plenary Panel Researchers – Plenary Panel

and Breakout Sessionand Breakout Session AD Survey AD Survey – Don Beckering, State of Minnesota– Don Beckering, State of Minnesota BA Survey BA Survey – Walter Greene, University of – Walter Greene, University of

RichmondRichmond MA Survey MA Survey – Jennifer Wilson, North Dakota State – Jennifer Wilson, North Dakota State

UniversityUniversity IAEM SurveyIAEM Survey - Daryl Spiewak, International - Daryl Spiewak, International

Association of Emergency Association of Emergency ManagersManagers

ResearchersResearchers - Claire Rubin, George - Claire Rubin, George Washington Washington UniversityUniversity

IntegrationIntegration - Richard Sylves, University of - Richard Sylves, University of DelawareDelaware

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