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Fukuchi, Naru; Koh, Eugen – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2022
The Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami struck Japan on 11 March 2011 leaving more than 400,000 people, including 100,000 children, homeless. These displaced children lived in temporary housing and 'temporarily' attended schools, which provided them with professional mental health support after the disaster. This paper highlights the role of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Anxiety, Trauma
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Mutch, Carol – Pastoral Care in Education, 2014
In order to contextualise the articles in this special issue, this introductory article surveys the relevant literature from recent disasters in mostly developed countries in order to explore the wider role of schools in disaster preparedness, response and recovery. The first section argues that as schools are hubs of their communities, it is…
Descriptors: School Role, Emergency Programs, Natural Disasters, Crisis Management