Hurricanes, Schools, and Educational Ethics in the Virgin Islands: A Narrative Inquiry
Location
DeSantis Room 3029
Format Type
Plenary
Format Type
Paper
Start Date
16-1-2020 1:15 PM
End Date
16-1-2020 1:35 PM
Abstract
In this study, researchers applied narrative inquiry to describe and understand significant experiences and insights of educators and graduated adult students in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico as they attempted to re-engage in formal schooling following the effects of two devastating hurricanes in September 2017. Researchers viewed participant responses through a conceptual framework that melded the ethics of critique, justice, care, and the profession described by Shapiro and Stefkovich (2011) with turbulence theory presented by Shapiro and Gross (2013). Findings suggest insights into ways that educators apply personal and professional values as they attempt to resume schooling in the aftermath of personal and community disasters.
Keywords
Education, Ethics, Disaster, Narrative Inquiry
Hurricanes, Schools, and Educational Ethics in the Virgin Islands: A Narrative Inquiry
DeSantis Room 3029
In this study, researchers applied narrative inquiry to describe and understand significant experiences and insights of educators and graduated adult students in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico as they attempted to re-engage in formal schooling following the effects of two devastating hurricanes in September 2017. Researchers viewed participant responses through a conceptual framework that melded the ethics of critique, justice, care, and the profession described by Shapiro and Stefkovich (2011) with turbulence theory presented by Shapiro and Gross (2013). Findings suggest insights into ways that educators apply personal and professional values as they attempt to resume schooling in the aftermath of personal and community disasters.