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Young Children, 2010
When devastating natural disasters struck Asia last year--typhoons in Taiwan and the Philippines and an earthquake in Indonesia--members of the Asian Interest Forum (AIF) worried about basic living environments and the emotional needs of children in these regions. AIF decided to focus on helping victims of Morakot, the deadliest typhoon in…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, Young Children, News Reporting, Foreign Countries
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Chang, Ivy I-Chu – Research in Drama Education, 2005
On 21 September 1999, a 7.3 magnitude earthquake in Taiwan destroyed more than 100,000 houses, causing 2,294 deaths and 8,737 injuries. In the aftermath of the earthquake, a great number of social workers and cultural workers were thrust into Nantou County and Taichung County of central Taiwan, the epicentre of the earthquake, to assist the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Junior High Schools, Workshops, Psychotherapy
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Jou, Yuh Huey; Fukada, Hiromi – Journal of Social Psychology, 1996
Classifies and discusses five stress variables affecting the mental health of Chinese students living in Taiwan. These include interpersonal problems, academic problems, health/living problems, financial anxiety, and environmental problems. Although detrimental to mental health, these factors exerted little influence on physical health or…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Anxiety, Chinese Culture, College Students
Sheppard, Harold L., Ed. – 1991
These proceedings contain an introduction and 26 papers arranged in five sections: (1) People's Republic of China and Taiwan (Republic of China); (2) Hong Kong, Singapore, and Thailand; (3) Korea; (4) Japan and the Western Pacific; and (5) United States. Paper titles and authors are as follows: "Recent Social Security Policies and…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Cognitive Processes, Community Programs, Coping