Overview
- 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
Part of the book series: Educating the Young Child (EDYC, volume 13)
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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 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.
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Keywords
- research-based disaster-specific interventions
- academic and social-emotional development of children
- international issues in early childhood
- impact of community violence on children
- children in crises
- left-behind children's stress and adjustment
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- social/emotional strategies for young children
- educational interventions
- psychosocial effects of radiation disasters
- school districts' responses to hurricanes
- early childhood professionals
- sustaining telecommunications in difficult environments
Table of contents (17 chapters)
Reviews
“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)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Assisting Young Children Caught in Disasters
Book Subtitle: Multidisciplinary Perspectives and Interventions
Editors: Judit Szente
Series Title: Educating the Young Child
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62887-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-62886-8Published: 02 November 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-87420-3Published: 28 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-62887-5Published: 24 October 2017
Series ISSN: 2543-0610
Series E-ISSN: 2543-0629
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 193
Number of Illustrations: 11 b/w illustrations
Topics: Early Childhood Education, Schools and Schooling, Teaching and Teacher Education, Educational Psychology