Rebuilding university programs after disasters
February 2, 2010 12:07 PM Subscribe
Post-disaster education system reconstruction?
Seeking how to's, accounts, reports, stories. More specifically about post-disaster college & university system reconstruction in the third world in the aftermath of a disaster (or war).
Many thanks.
Seeking how to's, accounts, reports, stories. More specifically about post-disaster college & university system reconstruction in the third world in the aftermath of a disaster (or war).
Many thanks.
You may be interested in The effect of hurricane Katrina on Tulane University in New Orleans. If you want non-wiki sources to read, try looking at the references section of that article.
posted by Salvor Hardin at 12:13 PM on February 2, 2010
posted by Salvor Hardin at 12:13 PM on February 2, 2010
Another one off the top of my head:rebuilding schools in Banda Aceh after the tsunami.
Google will serve you well here - seems like there's lots of info available.
posted by Salvor Hardin at 12:15 PM on February 2, 2010
Google will serve you well here - seems like there's lots of info available.
posted by Salvor Hardin at 12:15 PM on February 2, 2010
Response by poster: Sure. Katrina is an event that can fit in the scope of this question. Thanks.
posted by amusem at 12:18 PM on February 2, 2010
posted by amusem at 12:18 PM on February 2, 2010
Response by poster: Google seems to bring up a lot of things that pertain to elementary schools. I'm having difficulty finding material that is directly related to higher education institution / system rebuilding.
posted by amusem at 12:20 PM on February 2, 2010
posted by amusem at 12:20 PM on February 2, 2010
Try ERIC. Different keywords may help; also see the ERIC Thesaurus.
posted by jgirl at 12:21 PM on February 2, 2010
posted by jgirl at 12:21 PM on February 2, 2010
On the same Louisiana/Katrina tip, I (very briefly) worked for an educational nonprofit that thought very highly of Sheryl Abshire at the Calcasieu Parish Public Schools and the hand CPPS had in helping other communities in SW LA recover. The upshot, I believe, is that it's key to have good infrastructure and competent professionals at institutions in or near the area affected by the disaster (but not in the total-obliteration zone).
posted by kittyprecious at 12:24 PM on February 2, 2010
posted by kittyprecious at 12:24 PM on February 2, 2010
Take a look at UNESCO and OECD's sites. OECD has a paper ("Rebuilding Schools after the Wenchuan Earthquake: China Visits OECD, Italy and Turkey. CELE Exchange 2009/7") on earthquake recovery available in full text on ERIC; the accession number is ED508043. It looks like the record has not been published to the database yet, so you can do a search on the title and get the PDF from OECD's site. Although it is not about IHEs, it has a lot of resources.
Also try emailing the National Library of Education.
posted by jgirl at 12:44 PM on February 2, 2010
Also try emailing the National Library of Education.
posted by jgirl at 12:44 PM on February 2, 2010
The Reggio Emilia curriculum, which is today a popular pre-school and elementary school approach to learning that is quite similar to Montessori, was founded by parents in post-WWII Italy whose young children were literally playing the rubble of what was left of the city.
posted by Asparagirl at 3:54 PM on February 2, 2010
posted by Asparagirl at 3:54 PM on February 2, 2010
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posted by quodlibet at 12:09 PM on February 2, 2010