Am I Next? School Shootings Create Generation of Traumatized College Students

The school shooting will eventually land on college campuses in the invisible backpacks of students. Regrettably, most colleges are not trauma-informed nor trauma-responsive. And folks will be shocked when these students struggle or barely stay in school or drop out or stop out. Their learning, thei...

Full description

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	The New England journal of higher education
Main Author:	Gross, Karen
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New England Board of Higher Education 17-11-2019
Subjects:	At Risk Students College Environment College Students Coping Educational Environment Student Adjustment Teacher Competencies Teacher Responsibility Trauma Violence Weapons California
Online Access:	Get more information
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Description
Summary:	The school shooting will eventually land on college campuses in the invisible backpacks of students. Regrettably, most colleges are not trauma-informed nor trauma-responsive. And folks will be shocked when these students struggle or barely stay in school or drop out or stop out. Their learning, their memories, their engagement can all be impacted. It's time to see the trauma around us and how it affects education. And we need educators who can and will be ready, willing and able to be trauma-responsive at the university level.
ISSN:	1938-5978