Recording and Utilization of the School Resumption Procedures after the Kumamoto Earthquake: Learning from Failure

2019 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 17K18653
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Education and related fields
• Research Institution: Kyushu University
• Principal Investigator: MOTOKANE Masahiro 九州大学, 人間環境学研究院, 教授 (10263998)
• Project Period (FY): 2017-06-30 – 2020-03-31
• Keywords: 学校再開 / 熊本地震 / 避難所経営 / 記憶と記録 / 学校経営

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Compared to both the great Hanshin and East Japan earthquakes,the Kumamoto earthquake does not receive as much attention. However,of note,it occurred in early April,the same season that newly appointed managers move to new schools and postings. Furthermore, due to the number of foreshocks,the main shock,and continuing aftershocks, many people had to move to　evacuation centers, some of which were located at schools. As such,it　became difficult for managers to operate the schools and know when it　was appropriate to reopen.
This research focused on both the school resumption procedures,which has been divided into three categories:initial support,shelter operations, and preparation for restarting school,as well as how to deal with managers and related personnel at each stage of the process.Through the use of interviews, school memos,and diaries, the author used the Kumamoto earthquake as a case study for constructing new methods to help schools determine when to resume their operations.

Free Research Field

教育行政学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

2020年4月現在、COVID-19感染拡大により休校措置がとられ、学校再開までの準備や対応、判断をめぐる一連の＜学校再開プロセス＞が注目されている。もちろん感染症と自然災害では対応も異なり、危機により＜学校再開プロセス＞は多様だが、本研究は学校再開を正面に据えた本邦初の研究であり、学校経営の中枢を担う管理職の初期行動や意思決定、その後の職務行動について当時の日誌やインタビューを記録した貴重なデータアーカイブを行った。
熊本地震に限定したものではあるが、その後の人事異動や定年退職で記憶も風化していく中で、関係者の記憶やメモを記録化したり、研修プログラム開発まで行ったりした意義は少なくない。