Management Process and the Model of A Student Death Event in A Junior High School

• Main Authors: LSJ, 林淑貞
• Other Authors: 吳庶深
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2002
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/09426352678485182975

碩士 === 南華大學 === 生死學研究所 === 90 === Abstract The present study used an unexpected death of a student in a junior high school in Taiwan as a case. The purpose of the present case study was to examine the extent to which the school''s interventions fit the model of crisis management proposed by Metzgar (1994), Stevenson (1994a, 1995), and Goldman (2000). The study also analyzed and discussed the process and effectiveness of the school dealing with the sudden death event in order to provide other schools to learn from the experience. Case study was the main research method of the present study. Semi-structured interview was used to collect information from the people who were involved in dealing with the event. Sixteen people were interviewed by the author including administrators, teachers, and the girl''s parents. There were nine males and seven females. An examination of the intervention indicated that, in most respects, the school''s actions conformed to Metzgar’s model of crisis management. The school also worked together with the bereaved parents to set up a memorial ceremony for the deceased child''s classmates and friends. The service provided her peers with an opportunity to say goodbye. In this instance, the use of crisis management in a school setting in Taiwan was demonstrated to be useful in helping adolescents cope with bereavement within the context of contemporary Chinese culture. After more than a year, in order to know more about how teachers and students perceived the management process and the learning of the students in the event, the research interviewed the deceased child’s classmates, members and teacher of the school chorus team, head teacher of the class, class counselor, and the bereaved parent. Sixteen people were interviewed including seven students and eight teachers as well as the bereaved mother. There were very few studies dealing with this topic. The student expected to get more educators involved in the related studies. The following are the suggestions of the present study. 1. To establish a steering committee to get more support and help from all of the members. 2. To provide support and assistance to all of people in the school. Although students are the most important group needed help, the other members of the school are also needed help and support. In the future, the school needs to focus more on assisting adults other than students. 3. Enlightenment of if the “Life Education.” If a person’s death can create hope and learning for others, his or her death can be more than the moment when the body stops working. His or her spirit brings valuable meaning of life to others.