Exposure to terror seriously threatens the well-being of children and adolescents. School mental health professionals cope simultaneously with the counselling needs of their clients and with their own fears and doubts. This report is based on two studies. The first study was concerned with the perceptions of Israeli adolescents of the place of…

An excerpt from the opening piece in "Everything That Rises: A Book of Convergences" by Lawrence Weschler is presented where the author is talking with Joel Meyerowitz, the only photographer granted unimpeded access to the clean-up operations at ground zero after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The two discuss the parallels…

Social scientists have explained the rise of suicide bombing since the early 1980s by focusing on the characteristics of suicide bombers, the cultural matrix in which they operate, and the strategic calculations they make to maximize their gains. The authors offer an alternative approach that emphasizes the interaction between Palestinian suicide…

This pamphlet explains how to be prepared and plan for bomb threats and describes procedures to follow once a call has been received. The content covers (1) preparation for bomb threats, (2) evacuation procedures, (3) room search methods, (4) procedures to follow once a bomb has been located, and (5) typical problems that search teams will…

Provides an annotated bibliography divided into four sections: (1) 28 items for teacher background; (2) a seven-item listing of films and filmstrips; (3) 27 print items for classroom use; and (4) a list of 43 novels dealing with terrorist themes. (JDH)

This is a listing of over 100 guerrilla and terrorist organizations around the world, categorized by host country. The list was compiled from the Rand Corporation database on terrorism and the 1983 book by Peter Janke: "Guerrilla and Terrorist Organisations: A World Directory and Bibliography." (JDH)

This paper discusses how students from a Master's Degree program in School Counseling offered support services to local schools on September 11, 2001, and immediately afterwards. These services included direct interventions provided to students, parents, school counselors and administrators, and indirect interventions in the form of providing…

Describes how Western academics, already growing scarce in Saudi Arabia, are leaving in greater numbers after the bombing in Riyadh. (EV)

In several sections, explores how the quest for homeland security is changing academe. Discusses the FBI on campus, visa delays, government funding for antiterrorism research, educational programs in counterterrorism, and civil liberties. (EV)

Describes various efforts schools have made toward "homeland security" to combat the threat of terrorism directed at schools, despite a lack of legislation or funding. (EV)

Discusses application of a discourse of containment in pedagogical practice, asserting that this discourse limits democratic possibilities in the classroom. Analyzes the stakes in political struggles over control of the production of meaning within the classroom, examining the mythologized version of Rosa Parks' story and the current agenda of…

Describes eight topics related to chemical/biological terrorism for a standalone nursing course or integration into other courses: surveillance systems; identification, communication, and response; chemical agents; biological agents; recognition of covert exposure; patient decontamination and mass triage; availability and safety of therapies; and…

A thorough review of the literature reveals that there is little or no information on children's psychological reactions to devastating events, such as the Oklahoma City bombing, the Gulf War, or the recent destruction of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. This article explores children's psychological reactions in light of Piagetian theory.…

On Sept. 11, 2001, nineteen men crashed four airplanes into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a field in Pennsylvania. Their goals were to strike at symbols of American power, and to kill as many Americans as possible. The 9/11 Commission looked at this event from many different vantage points--from airport security to intelligence,…

This article describes one classroom's experience with a lesson plan that involved students in a discussion about what type of memorial/monument to place at the site of the World Trade Center. A series of belief cards with statements about arts the students could or could not support; four-student design committees; and group presentations…