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Assisting Young Children Caught in Disasters

Multidisciplinary Perspectives and Interventions
Educating the Young Child, Band 13

von: Judit Szente
128,39 €
Verlag:	Springer
Format:	PDF
Veröffentl.:	24.10.2017
ISBN/EAN:	9783319628875
Sprache:	englisch

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<div>This volume discusses 14 different types of disasters and their implications on the social, emotional and academic development of young children, from birth through age eight. It focuses on human-related crises and disasters such as community violence exposure; war and terrorism; life in military families; child trafficking; parent migration; radiation disasters; HIV/AIDS; and poverty. The environment-related disasters addressed in this book include hunger; hurricanes; earthquakes; frostbites; wildfires; and tornadoes. The volume includes suggestions for interventions, such as using picture books with young children in coping with natural disasters and human crises. In addition, each chapter provides research-based strategies for early childhood and related professionals to be used in the classroom. Many children in our world today experience some type of disasters and/or crises. These crises or disasters can either be human- or environment-related and can interrupt children’s daily lives. They often negatively impact children’s development, education, and safety. Bringing together authors representing a variety of countries including Australia, Canada, China, Finland, Haiti, Hungary, Kenya, USA, and Zimbabwe, this book provides truly global perspectives on the various types of disasters and their implications for our work with young children. </div>

Inhaltsverzeichnis

About the Contributors.- Foreword; Nancy Brown.- Acknowledgements.- 1. Introduction: Assisting Young Children Caught in Disasters; Judit Szente.- Part I: Human Crises and Their Implications on the Education and the Social-Emotional Development of Young Children.- Introduction to Part I; Judit Szente.- 2. The Impact of Community Violence Exposure on the Developmental Outcomes of Young Children of Color; Yvette R. Harris.- 3. When War and Terrorism Enter the Lives of Young Children; Judith A. Myers-Walls.- 4. Young Children in Military Families; Erica Culler and Tara Saathoff-Wells.- 5. Trafficking of Vulnerable Children in Southeast Asia; Deanna Davy.- 6. Coping with Parents’ Work Migration in China: The Stress and Adjustment of Children Who Got Left-Behind; Chun Tao and Paul A. Miller.- 7. The Psychosocial Effects of Radiation Disasters on Young Children; John S. Murray.- 8. HIV/AIDS and the Socio-Emotional Development of Children in Southern Africa; George Chitiyo and Morgan Chitiyo.- 9. When the Basic Necessities of Life are Missing: The Impact of Poverty on Children; Judith N. Levin.- Part II: Environmental Disasters and Their Implications on the Education and the Social-Emotional Development of Young Children.- Introduction to Part II; Judit Szente.- 10. The Effects of Hunger on the Physical and Cognitive Development of Children; Grace Jepkemboi.- 11. School Districts’ and Teachers’ Responses to Hurricanes and Their Impact on Children; Holly K. Howat.- 12. Long Term Effects of the 2010 Earthquake on Haitian Children and Their Determination to Survive; Edwidge Crevecoeur Bryant and Emily Blum.- 13. Occurrence and Prevention of Frostbites in Children; Tiina Maria Ikäheimo.- 14. “Hope is in Our Hands:” Impacts of the Slave Lake Wildfires in Alberta, Canada on Children; Judith C. Kulig, Ivan Townshend, Anna Pujadas Botey and Blythe Shepard.- 15. Classroom Intervention with Young Children After a Tornado Disaster; Paul A. Miller, Chun Tao and Mary H. Burleson.- 16. Literature Support: Using Picturebooks to Assist Young Children in Coping with Natural Disasters and Human Crises; Patricia A. Crawford and Sherron Killingsworth Roberts.- Part III: Conclusion.- 17. Assisting Young Children Caught in Disasters: Lessons Learned and Implications for Educators; Judit Szente.

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This volume discusses 14 different types of disasters and their implications on the social, emotional and academic development of young children, from birth through age eight. It focuses on human-related crises and disasters such as community violence exposure; war and terrorism; life in military families; child trafficking; parent migration; radiation disasters; HIV/AIDS; and poverty. The environment-related disasters addressed in this book include hunger; hurricanes; earthquakes; frostbites; wildfires; and tornadoes. The volume includes suggestions for interventions, such as using picture books with young children in coping with natural disasters and human crises. In addition, each chapter provides research-based strategies for early childhood and related professionals to be used in the classroom. Many children in our world today experience some type of disasters and/or crises. These crises or disasters can either be human- or environment-related and can interrupt children’s dailylives. They often negatively impact children’s development, education, and safety. Bringing together authors representing a variety of countries including Australia, Canada, China, Finland, Haiti, Hungary, Kenya, USA, and Zimbabwe, this book provides truly global perspectives on the various types of disasters and their implications for our work with young children.

Sonderbeitrag

Is the first to collect this information in a book format Shows early childhood educators what to do in specific types of disasters Offers educational and social-emotional considerations for young children in disaster situations

Unpublished endorsement

“This edited book by Szente really spans on so many important contributions. These contributions are notable in that they encompass many often overlooked arenas that contribute to human crises and disasters, from hunger to hurricanes, to the unique challenges of military families and the overwhelming problems of trafficking of children. They also bring much needed perspectives and possible resolutions. I would imagine that courses across the university, such as social work, early childhood education, sociology, teacher education, peace studies, international studies, and public policy programs could benefit from the information in this book.” (Sherron Killingsworth Roberts, School of Teaching, Learning, and Leadership, University of Central Florida, USA) “The available written material that is geared for educators is often in an article or pamphlet form and covers only one situation, whereas this book presents a wide array of problems and presents the perspective of the educator.” (Jean P. Kirnan, Psychology Department, The College of New Jersey, USA)“ … with increasing attention to children in crises, [the book] is certainly something that even mainstream teachers need to be aware of. I am particularly happy to see human crises and environmental crises put together in one resource. Although they are different, the underlying lack of physical and psychological safety—and ongoing post-traumatic stress, results in issues that have a lot in common. Combining them also makes it more likely that this book is more widely appealing ... Although each chapter is well-written, the strongest aspect of the work is seeing them altogether. Helping researchers, practitioners, and policymakers realize that there is a common element across a range of experiences and that lack of sense of safety can lead to the same type of long-term negative outcomes – brings together many disparate circumstances with a unifying voice.” (Shannon B. Wanless, School of Education, Universityof Pittsburgh, USA)