Comics educativos para la resiliencia: Una herramienta para la Gestión de Riesgos frente a las amenazas del Volcán Cotopaxi en la parroquia Conocoto

Abstract

Abstract: Comics have long been used as a teaching tool for recreational purposes, neglecting the advantages they can offer in an educational context. Therefore, the present research project aims to design a proposal based on educational comics as a tool for risk management in response to the threats posed by the Cotopaxi Volcano in the Conocoto parish. A descriptive-exploratory methodology was used to understand phenomena that had not previously been studied. A sample of 52 students was considered, and they were given the opportunity to familiarize themselves with a well-illustrated comic related to the topic of volcanoes. Regarding the results, it was found that young people are unaware of the various natural disasters that can occur in their city, much less what they should do if one of these disasters were to occur, particularly an eruption of the Cotopaxi Volcano. Therefore, this educational comic was designed to address proper risk management in the face of this imminent threat.