[[alternative]]A Study of Crisis Management in Junior High Schools

[[abstract]]The main purposes of study are to explore the background theory, the relevant connotation and implementing principles of crisis management in schools, and to investigate the current situation and possible problems of crisis management implementation in junior high schools, Then synthesize the findings and offer proposals for improvement of crisis management in junior high schools. In order to accmplish the purposes, this study has adopted the methods of historical document analysis as well as questionnaire. Firstly, the researcher explore the background theory,the relevant connotation,ways and principles of crisis management in schools through theoretical analysis. Secondly, according to the result of exploring the historical document for survey and study, the researcher compile"Questionnaire for crisis management in junior high schools" so as to understand the current situation of crisis management in junior high schools and the opinions from the school staff for implementing crisis management in junior high schools. Finally,the researcher offers substantial suggestions based upon the conclusions of the study.The objects of this study are principles and teachers of public junior high schools in Taiwan Province(except Pescadores), Taipei City and Kaohsiung City. 73 schools have been sampled and 1,147 copies of the questionnaire have been dispatched. The effective samples actually acquired are 910 copies. The data of questionnaires have been proceeded for statistical analysis under the "SAS" statistics packaging software. Synthesizing the findings of exploring historical document and of questionnaire, the conclusions have been reached as follows: 1.Some of the junior high schools have paid attention to crisis management ideas put them into action. 2.Of the potential crises on campus, the school staff recognize trespass as the most important incidents. 3.The first thing of implementing crisis management in schools is to promote school staff's consciousness of crises. 4.Schools should improved their ability and ways of communicating with mass media. 5.The reports of mass media will influence the effect of crisis management in schools. 6.Principles should consider the needs of crisis communication situation and appoint suitable staff to be school spokesmem. 7.The establishment of school crisis management teams needs more flexibility. 8.School staff with different background have slightly divergent understanding of crisis management in schools. 9.Some difficulties and defects in implementing crisis management in schools need to be improved. According to the result of the study,the following proposals are to be offered: 1.Schools should strengthen the ability of preventing campus crisis. 2.Formation and operation of the school crisis management teams should have more flexibility. 3.Reinforce students' ability to cope with campus crisis events. 4.Provide ways to learn manage campus crisis events for the school staff. 5.Promote new teachers'ability to manage campus crisis events. 6.Reinforce inter-school cooperation and make use of community resources in order to promote the effect of crisis management in schools. 7.Pay attention to law affairs about crisis management. 8.Strengthen the school staff's ability of crisis communication.