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Coco, Joshua Christian – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2017
The purpose of the study was to investigate the strategies that university leaders implemented to improve retention of displaced students in the aftermaths of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The universities that participated in this study admitted displaced students after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. This study utilized a qualitative…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, Academic Persistence, School Holding Power, Relocation
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Kristensen, Pal; Tonnessen, Arnfinn; Weisaeth, Lars; Heir, Trond – Death Studies, 2012
The authors examined how many bereaved relatives of Norwegian tourists who perished in the 2004 Southeast Asian Tsunami had visited the site of death and the most important outcome from the visit. We conducted in-depth interviews (n = 110) and used self-report questionnaires (Impact of Event Scale--Revised, Inventory of Complicated Grief, and…
Descriptors: Family Counseling, Grief, Death, Foreign Countries
Eksi, Aysel; Peykerli, Gulcan; Saydam, Reyhan; Toparla, Derya; Braun, Kathryn L. – Journal of Loss and Trauma, 2008
Case histories of five earthquake survivors are presented. One girl and four boys aged 10-15 were interviewed 2 days to 8 weeks following a devastating 7.4 earthquake in Istanbul, Turkey. At initial assessment, all met criteria for PTSD with major depressive and anxiety symptoms. Two children experienced vivid intrusive voices, one experienced…
Descriptors: Boarding Schools, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychologists, Foreign Countries