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Bascetta, Cynthia A. – US Government Accountability Office, 2009
The greater New Orleans area has yet to fully recover from the effects of Hurricane Katrina, which made landfall on August 29, 2005. One issue of concern in the recovery is the availability of mental health services for children. It is estimated that in 2008 about 187,000 children were living in the greater New Orleans area. Many children in the…
Descriptors: Health Services, Psychological Patterns, Mental Health Programs, Grants
US Department of Education, 2005
This booklet, which is based on discussions with some three dozen experts who work with students, provides practical information for parents and students who are coping with the aftermath of a natural disaster, as well as teachers, coaches, school administrators and others who are helping those affected. Although the focus is on natural disasters,…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, Coping, School Counselors, Students
Sacerdote, Bruce – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2008
I examine academic performance and college going for public school students affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Students who are forced to switch schools due to the hurricanes experience sharp declines in test scores in the first year following the hurricane. However, by the second and third years after the disaster, Katrina evacuees…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, Public Schools, Coping, Academic Achievement
Pina, Armando A.; Villalta, Ian K.; Ortiz, Claudio D.; Gottschall, Amanda C.; Costa, Natalie M.; Weems, Carl F. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2008
This study examined the influence of aspects of the post-Hurricane Katrina recovery environment (i.e., discrimination, social support) and coping behaviors on children's posttraumatic stress reactions (symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder [PTSD], anxiety, and depression). Data corresponding to 46 youth (M = 11.43 years; 39% girls; 33% African…
Descriptors: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Coping, Depression (Psychology), Anxiety
Lowery, Ellen; Burts, Diane C. – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2007
This article describes the independent reading and research project of an early childhood education graduate student who taught in a school district heavily impacted by Hurricane Katrina. She surveyed a sample of kindergarten teachers in the district to determine how they were responding in the aftermath of Katrina. The voices of teachers reflect…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Early Childhood Education, Kindergarten, Natural Disasters
Pang, Valerie Ooka; Madueno, Marcelina; Atlas, Miriam; Stratton, Tamiko; Oliger, Jennifer; Page, Cindy – Social Education, 2008
Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton declared natural disasters somewhere in the United States on average of about one per week between 1998 and 2005. Despite this frequency, most citizens are unprepared when a natural disaster occurs in their city or neighborhood. In particular, teachers and students can become paralyzed by the overwhelming…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, Coping, Stress Management, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Chilcote, Rebekah L. – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2007
This paper details art therapy with children affected by the December 2004 tsunami in Sri Lanka. Over 30,000 Sri Lankans lost their lives when the tsunami decimated coastal areas. The child survivors witnessed horrific traumatic events and the loss of loved ones, but had not been given opportunity to express their grief and pain. A 4-week art…
Descriptors: Intervention, Foreign Countries, Art Therapy, Natural Disasters
Durham, R. Sean – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2007
A graduate student in early childhood education discusses observations of his children during and after Hurricanes Rita and Katrina struck the Gulf Coast. He relates his use of responsive parenting and provides examples of his children's learning and play that emerged after the storms. He reflects upon how aspects of developmentally appropriate…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Early Childhood Education, Child Rearing, Natural Disasters
Lum, Lydia – Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 2006
Hundreds of higher education faculty lost their jobs in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. New Orleans' colleges and universities were forced to cancel fall semester classes after the city's levee system failed, submerging 80 percent of the city just weeks before the academic year began. Damage assessments began even before the deadly storm's…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Natural Disasters, Educational Finance, Educational Administration
Wong, Penelope – Multicultural Education, 2007
As a teacher educator who regularly teaches a multicultural education course, the author has often employed service-learning as a pedagogical strategy in assisting preservice teachers to understand better the various multicultural topics they discuss, such as racism, heterosexism, and sexism that impact their schools. Therefore, when she was…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Education Courses, Multicultural Education, Service Learning
Brodkin, Adele M. – Early Childhood Today (1), 2005
The effects of Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Rita, and other natural disasters will be felt by young children in the affected areas for a long time to come. This article offers tips on how to talk with children about natural disasters in order to clear up any confusion they might have, how to answer their questions with sensitivity, and how to…
Descriptors: Young Children, Natural Disasters, Fear, Coping
Hardy, Lawrence – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2006
Using the diary of Kim Stasny, superintendent of the Bay St. Louis-Waveland School District in Mississippi, and accounts from other superintendents from areas affected by Hurricane Katrina, the author describes the grim situation faced by schools in the days and weeks after the storm struck. He then discusses the importance of getting students…
Descriptors: United States History, Natural Disasters, Weather, Financial Problems
Jacobs, Anne K.; Vernberg, Eric; Lee, Stephanie J. – Prevention Researcher, 2008
Adolescents possess numerous strengths and vulnerabilities based on their unique stage of development. When youth experience a disaster, whether natural or human-caused, there are certain considerations to be taken into account when providing them with support. This article describes common adolescent reactions to the impact phase of disasters as…
Descriptors: First Aid, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Adolescents, Therapy
Tyler, Kimberly A. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2006
The current study uses longitudinal data from the 1993 U.S. Midwest floods to examine the influence of support received and support provision on changes in perceived social support among older adults exposed to an acute stressor. Results indicated that flood exposure and higher levels of social support at Time 1 were positively associated with…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Older Adults, Natural Disasters, Attitude Change
Christensen, Linda – Rethinking Schools, Ltd, 2009
"Teaching for Joy and Justice" is the much-anticipated sequel to Linda Christensen's bestselling, "Reading, Writing, and Rising Up." Christensen is recognized as one of the country's finest teachers. Her latest book shows why. Through story upon story, Christensen demonstrates how she draws on students' lives and the world to teach poetry, essay,…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Language Arts, Autobiographies, Literacy Education