ERIC Number: EJ828429
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Jan
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-1090-1027
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Early Childhood Education Students' Reflections: Volunteering after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
Buchanan, Teresa K.; Benedict, Joan
Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, v28 n1 p83-88 Jan 2007
After the hurricanes, faculty asked the students to help with the relief efforts in different ways. Most students volunteered to work in shelters directly with individual or groups of children, youths, and adults. After their experiences, they wrote brief reflections about what they had done. Their comments show that they developed a better understanding of the impact of the crisis and life in the shelters, strong impressions about specific children, a sense of community with their fellow classmates, or learned about the importance of flexibility and supervision in early childhood programs.
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Volunteers, Student Participation, Homeless People, Preservice Teachers, Consciousness Raising, Emergency Shelters, Natural Disasters, College Students, Student Experience, Student Attitudes, Personal Narratives, Educational Environment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Higher Education
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Language: English
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