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Post-disaster school relocation: A case study of Chinese students' adjustment after the Wenchuan earthquake

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International Social Work: Exploring and promoting comparative and international Social Work in A Global Age

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Abstract

This article reports on the results of a survey of 540 Chinese school children’s adjustment in temporary school relocation after the Wenchuan earthquake. The overall results depicted a positive picture of functioning. The findings were contrary to expectations, as earlier observational reports suggested that pupils had adjustment difficulties.