[[alternative]]Study on School-based Management in Junior High and Elementary Schools

[[abstract]]The main purposes of this study are as follows. First, it is to explore the relevant connotation and process of school-based management(SBM). Second, surveys are made to comprehend opinion on school-based managemaent and current situation in junior high and elementary school. Third, based upon research findings, proposals and recommendation are to be offered for improvement in administration and for school-based management in junior high and elementary school in the near future. To accomplish the purpose, this study has adopted the methods of literature review as well as questionnaire. First, the researcher explores the definition, development and process of school-based management. In addition, the researcher compiles "Questionnaire for school based management of junior high and elementary schools" based upon the result of literature review to study the current situation in junior high and elementary schools and survey the opinion on school-based management. The objects of this study are the school staff in public junior high and elementary schools in Taiwan Province, Taipei City and Kaohsiung City. A total of 83 school are selected and questionnaires of 1024 copies are dispatched. The effective samples acquired are 803 copies. These data are analyzed through statistical packaging software "SPSS for Windows". From the data of literature review and of questionnaire, the conclusions reached are as follows: 1.School-based management in the administration of the junior high and elementary schools possesses multiple functions. 2.The domains of school-based management include three items: personnel, budget, curriculum and instruction. The autonomy is with some limit currently in junior high and elementary schools. 3.The autonomy of junior high and elementary schools shouled be fulfilled through embodied practice. 4.The participators of school-based management should involve school administrators, teachers, parents, and sometimes educational administrators, experts, students and members in the community. 5.Different participators of school-based management should take a role to perform each of their mission. 6.This research supported feasibility of school-based management in junior high and elementary schools, and difficulties are to be encountered while implementing school-based management. 7.Some coordinated measures should be adopted while implementing school-based management in junior high and elementary schools. 8.Opinions on school-based management and current situation gathered from schools with different areas, sizes and levels make slightest difference. 9.Opinions on school-based management and current situation gathered from different staff make slightest difference. Accordig to the result of the study, the following proposals are offered for school-based management in the neat future and school administration in junior high and elementary schools: 1.The educational administrative institute should actively promote school-based management in junior hige and elementary schools. 2.The educational administrative institute should stipulate domains of school-based management, and enhance school autonomy. 3.To fulfill school-based management, laws related should be revised. 4.The school should empower more participators and stipulate their power and responsibility. 5.It is necessary to train participators of school-based management, and encourage them to complete their mission. 6.The educational administrative institute should stipulate basic objectives and principles of education for schools to obey and offer essential support and service. 7.The schools should actively establish school-based management council to take part in decision-making of school autonomous affairs and stipulate its power and responsibility and organization. 8.For convenience' sake, it is necessary to establish managerial information system to circulate information of school-based management, 9. To fulfill accountability of school-based management, it is essential to establish an assessment system. 10.Tentative schools should be selected for evaluating effects of implementing school-based management to decide extended overall implementation.