A Study on School Crisis Management with an Analysis of Lawsuits Relating to the Great East Japan Earthquake

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25381094
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Education
• Research Institution: Japan Women's University
• Principal Investigator: SAKATA Takashi 日本女子大学, 教職教育開発センター, 教授 (70287811)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 大規模自然災害 / 安全マニュアル / 東日本大震災 / 震災訴訟 / 学校事故

Outline of Final Research Achievements

As many as 728 people from kindergarten children to university students were victimized (617 deaths and 111 missing) by the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami that occurred on March 11th, 2011. This study examines school crisis management systems and also analyses lawsuits relating to the disaster.
The results showed that thorough information gathering in the event of a natural disaster and the compliance with crisis management manuals become substantial factors in determining liability for damages. In addition, the findings of a questionnaire survey of teachers showed that there are a number of teachers, including those in administrative positions, that do not fully understand such factors.It was concluded that an improvement in training programs regarding those factors is necessary in order to further the establishment of effective crisis management systems.

Free Research Field

教育学