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Selected Works of Jill E. Douglass
Article
Lessons from Crisis Recovery in Schools: How Hurricanes Impacted Schools, Families and Community
School Leadership & Management (2012)
  • Holly Howat, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
  • Nikki Curtis, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
  • Shauna Landry, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
  • Kara Farmer, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
  • Tobias Kroll, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
  • Jill Douglass, Sacred Heart University
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Abstract
This article examines school and school district-level efforts to reopen schools after significant damage from hurricanes. Through an empirical, qualitative research design, four themes emerged as critical to the hurricane recovery process: the importance of communication, resolving tension, coordinating with other services and learning from the past. School administrators must proactively plan for catastrophic events and balance the need for open communication within and outside the school district; to resolve tensions; and to coordinate with other public and private efforts to restore the community. Finally, they should use each experience as a learning opportunity.
Keywords
  • leadership,
  • school improvement,
  • crisis,
  • recovery,
  • community
Disciplines
Publication Date
2012
DOI
10.1080/13632434.2012.723613
Citation Information
Howat, H., Curtis, N., Landry, S., Farmer, K., Kroll, T., & Douglass, J. (2012). Lessons from crisis recovery in schools: how hurricanes impacted schools, families and the community. School Leadership & Management, 32(5), 487-501. doi:10.1080/13632434.2012.723613