Abstract
In this day and age, crises are a fact of everyday life, particularly in the working environment. School units are no exception to the rule, where crises are a common phenomenon. For example, a school’s building infrastructure may cause accidents for teaching staff and/or students on the premises in the wake of gale-force winds, fire, earthquake or storm. Furthermore, in the school yard, accidents or injuries can happen due to the poor condition of the school yard, the morphology of the ground or a fight between students. Any of these situations can bring about a crisis. In the case of a school unit, a given crisis may provoke feelings of frustration or even psychological distress among children (of any age) that in turn may negatively influence their learning ability. This chapter:
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Analyses the terms “crisis”, “danger” and “accident” and examines what constitutes a healthy and secure working environment for a school
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Investigates the roots of violence at school and suggests ways of confronting it
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Presents a general framework for a healthy and secure environment for both students and teaching staff and refers to the reasons why it is absolutely necessary for schools to be ready to manage a crisis
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Develops an action plan for the coordination of resources when a crisis occurs in a school environment
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Finally, it presents case studies from real school scenarios
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Saitis, C., Saiti, A. (2018). Crisis Management at School. In: Initiation of Educators into Educational Management Secrets. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47277-5_10
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