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Obiakor, Festus E.; And Others – 1997
This book provides strategies for helping atypical students deal with the crises of disruption, disaster, and death. The importance of collaborative networks between school and community agencies in addressing crises is stressed throughout the book. Chapter 1 notes the relationship between crises and special education and the need to utilize a…
Descriptors: Counseling, Crisis Intervention, Death, Disabilities
Reitherman, Robert – 1985
The purpose of this booklet is to provide practical information to owners, operators, and occupants of office and commercial buildings on the vulnerabilities posed by earthquake damage to nonstructural items and the means available to deal with these potential problems. Examples of dangerous nonstructural damages that have occurred in past…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Buildings, Check Lists, Cost Effectiveness
Micallef, Mary – 1985
Each year more lives are lost due to floods than due to the next 18 natural disasters put together. The element of human choice makes the study of floods and droughts an opportunity for decision making experiences for students. This document contains information and activities designed to be used in correlation with a science unit or as a…
Descriptors: Earth Science, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Glossaries
Decker, Robert H. – 1997
This guidebook describes the components involved in proactively developing a comprehensive crisis-management plan. Chapter 1 explains the philosophical underpinnings of a crisis-management plan and discusses the importance of vision and staff development. Chapter 2 answers the questions: Why do we need a crisis-management plan? Who needs to be…
Descriptors: Accidents, Conflict Resolution, Cooperative Planning, Crisis Management
1998
The videos in this educational series, for grades 4-7, help students understand the science behind weather phenomena through dramatic live-action footage, vivid animated graphics, detailed weather maps, and hands-on experiments. This episode (23 minutes) features information on the deadliest and most destructive storms on Earth. Through satellite…
Descriptors: Earth Science, Environmental Education, Hurricanes, Intermediate Grades

McMath, Joan S. – Young Children, 1997
Suggests that, rather than exposing young children to media coverage of national tragedies and disasters, caregivers should read aloud to children from picture books that convey stability, calmness, and reassurance. Includes tips for helping children cope with tragedy, guidelines for selecting books, and an annotated list of 25 books that can help…
Descriptors: Bibliotherapy, Child Safety, Childhood Needs, Childrens Literature

Bladh, Katherine Laing – Journal of Geological Education, 1990
An interdisciplinary approach to problem solving which may be used in liberal arts colleges is described. Course content, class members, classroom environment, goals, teaching approach, course format, and the results of this approach at one college are discussed. Lists of documents, articles, movies, books, and information resources are provided.…
Descriptors: Civil Defense, College Science, Course Content, Educational Environment
Marai, Leo; Haihuie, Samuel; Kavanamur, David – Higher Education Policy, 2005
Despite political rhetoric to the contrary, higher education (HE) in Papua New Guinea remains heavily Westernized, resulting in an alienation of HE, and its students, from the development needs of the country. Taking the discipline of psychology as an example, indigenization is not a complete solution to this alienation, since many of the issues…
Descriptors: Psychology, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Alienation
Hill, Paul; Hannaway, Jane – Urban Institute (NJ1), 2006
Long before the onslaught of Hurricane Katrina or the chaos of evacuation, New Orleans' social infrastructure was failing. News coverage of the overcrowded Superdome and the city's flooded streets exposed the poverty and vulnerability of many residents, especially African Americans. As New Orleans begins to rebuild, can the city avoid the mistakes…
Descriptors: Public Education, Natural Disasters, Urban Schools, Poverty
Shrestha, Bijaya K. – OSSC Bulletin, 1990
Effective crisis management as a function of the chief school administrator's role is examined. A new professionalism and recognition of districts and schools as complex organizations facilitate administrators' ability to handle this enlarged responsibility. Chapter 1 identifies forms of school crises and offers explanations, drawing upon…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Administrators, Crisis Intervention
Deery, Ruth – 1985
The topics of tornadoes and hurricanes are important to children but are often missing from elementary textbooks. This document is a part of "The Natural Disaster Series" and is an attempt to supplement elementary science and social studies programs with lessons and student activities. Reasoning skills are emphasized throughout the…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Glossaries

Jurgens, Janette J.; And Others – Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 1996
Studies adjustment and behavior changes resulting from school change in students (n=35) ages 12 to 18 who relocated to another school after theirs was destroyed. Subjects were compared to a randomly selected control group of students (n=27) from the joined school. Relocated students experienced lower grades and increased behavior problems. (SNR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Behavior Problems

Wilson, Blenda J. – Educational Record, 1996
The president of California State University, Northridge, at the time of the 1994 earthquake reflects on the decisions she made following the disaster, concluding that leadership in such a crisis is dependent on an individual's value system and that leadership is seen in performance, not position. Specific examples are discussed, including…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Change Strategies, College Administration, College Buildings
Wolmer, Leo; Laor, Nathaniel; Dedeoglu, Ceyda; Siev, Joanna; Yazgan, Yanki – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2005
Background: Child survivors of a catastrophic earthquake in Turkey were evaluated three and a half years after the event, and three years after a sub-group participated in a teacher-mediated intervention developed by the authors. The goal of this follow-up study was to determine the long-term effectiveness of the original intervention. Methods:…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grief, Intervention, Social Behavior
Deskin, Gerald; Steckler, Greg – 1996
The terror and severe stress most children feel after a disaster such as an earthquake or bombing manifest themselves in a number of ways. This book provides a tool for parents and others responsible for children's well-being to prepare for a disaster experience. The book's introductory chapter examines the nature of disasters--natural and…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Children, Coping, Counseling