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Flores Roque, Genesaret – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2022
Since vulnerability is not recognized, the issue of mental health in Puerto Rico is something that is invisible on the island. The objective of this research is to recognize the negative psychological effects caused by the passage of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. The data collection was carried out through nine semi-structured interviews, with…
Descriptors: Weather, Natural Disasters, Psychological Patterns, Mental Health
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Szecsi, Tunde; Aydin, Hasan; Giambo, Debra – Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 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…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, Geographic Location, College Students, Weather
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Melissa Janson; Erika D. Felix; Krzysztof Kaniasty; Eduardo A. Lugo-Hernández; Yarimar Rosa-Rodríguez; Glorisa Canino – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: The current multi-university, multi-disaster study examined the impact of natural disaster exposure on identity-related distress through life stressors and posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS). Participants: Young adult university students (n = 665, 77% female, M = 20.5 years old) participated in Wave (W) 1. Half provided contact…
Descriptors: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Stress Variables, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Natural Disasters
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Porter, Ronald K. – Voices of Reform, 2018
For the past several years, Eckerd College has maintained a relationship regarding community engagement with Plenitud, an eco-educational organization located in Las Marias, Puerto Rico specializing in permaculture, bio-construction, and sustainable community service projects. However, the purpose and nature of our relationship changed following…
Descriptors: College Students, Agricultural Education, Service Learning, Natural Disasters
Santiago, Deborah; Labandera, Emily; Arroyo, Cassandra – Excelencia in Education, 2023
Over the last five years, Puerto Rico has faced fiscal and economic disruptions, demographic shifts, hurricanes and earthquakes, governance challenges, and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. While most of these conditions are not new to Puerto Rico, the intersection of all these challenges created a nexus for institutional resilience and efforts. This…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Minority Serving Institutions, Higher Education, Institutional Characteristics
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Piet Kommers Ed.; Tomayess Issa Ed.; Adriana Backx Noronha Viana Ed.; Theodora Issa Ed.; Pedro Isaías Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2022
These proceedings contain the papers and posters of the International Conferences on: Educational Technologies 2022 (ICEduTech 2022), Sustainability, Technology and Education 2022 (STE 2022), Internet Technologies & Society 2022 (ITS 2022), and Applied Management Advances in the 21st Century 2022 (AMA21 2022) held virtually, from December…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Computer Simulation, Telecommunications, Teacher Education