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ERIC Number: EJ1391927
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Sep
Pages: 24
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-2194-654X
EISSN: EISSN-2161-2412
Lived Experiences of Puerto Rican University Students Displaced to South Florida after Hurricane Maria
Szecsi, Tunde; Aydin, Hasan; Giambo, Debra
Multicultural Learning and Teaching, v18 n2 p163-186 Sep 2023
The purpose of this study is to document the experiences, services, and programs provided to displaced university students from Puerto Rico and to offer recommendations to educational and community agencies regarding effective integration after a natural disaster. Through in-depth semi-structured interviews, this qualitative phenomenology study consisted of collecting oral histories of six displaced university students from Puerto Rico who relocated to Southwest Florida after Hurricane Maria. The analysis of the data indicated three themes, including (1) trauma after hurricane, (2) challenges and needs during relocation, and (3) conflicting feelings about the homeland and the United States. Although immediate, basic needs were met soon after relocation, in-depth, social-emotional needs, such as dealing with trauma and becoming acculturated in the new culture, remained unanswered. Recommendations are provided to higher education administration, professionals in education, and community agencies.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Puerto Rico; Florida
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