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Schmidt, Stephen R.; Qiao, Lijuan – Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2020
Memory for public events was compared across Chinese and U.S. participants to explore competing explanations for cultural differences in flashbulb memories. Participant recall of the canonical features of events was more detailed and more likely to include a specific time in the United States than in the Chinese reports. Vividness was positively…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Differences, Memory, Recall (Psychology)
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Mitroff, Ian I.; Diamond, Michael A.; Alpaslan, Murat C. – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2006
This article outlines a set of recommendations to college and university leaders and governing bodies on how to develop crisis-management systems to ensure that their institutions are as well prepared as possible for a wide range of crises. These recommendations are based, in part, on crisis-management programs developed for various business…
Descriptors: Emergency Programs, Natural Disasters, Governing Boards, Crisis Management
Jaycox, Lisa H.; Morse, Lindsey K.; Tanielian, Terri; Stein, Bradley D. – RAND Corporation, 2006
This tool kit is designed for schools that want to help students recover from traumatic experiences such as natural disasters, exposure to violence, abuse or assault, terrorist incidents, and war and refugee experiences. It focuses on long-term recovery, as opposed to immediate disaster response. To help schools choose an approach that suits their…
Descriptors: Research Projects, Natural Disasters, School Role, Coping