The Dynamics of Collaboration in Emergency Planning for America's Schools

卡特里娜飓风过后的混乱表明，有效的应急反应需要许多不同类型的组织的合作。卡特里娜飓风后应急反应的一个中心问题将是如何实现成功的合作。这项研究将提供深入了解的因素，促进高质量的应急规划在学校（特别注意在应急规划过程中的协作的作用）和在公共机构的规划协作的动态一般。该研究将涉及应急准备规划过程中的K-12校园和地区在得克萨斯州（与北得克萨斯州的重点研究）的多战略评估。该项目将通过调查收集这些校园和地区的信息，从许多这些教育机构的主要文件的集合，并为一个地区的子样本的详细采访protocol.This研究将有助于有关教育机构，应急规划，以及在公共组织的危害和应急准备的合作的作用的科学知识。

The chaos following Hurricane Katrina made clear that effective emergency response requires the collaboration of many different types of organizations. A central question in emergency response after Katrina will be how to achieve successful collaboration. This study will provide insight into the factors promoting high quality emergency planning in schools (with special attention to the role of collaboration in the emergency planning process) and the dynamics of collaboration on planning in public agencies generally. The research will involve a multi-strategy assessment of emergency preparedness planning processes in K-12 school campuses and districts in Texas (with a focused study of North Texas). The project will gather information on these campuses and districts through a survey, a collection of primary documents from many of these educational organizations, and a detailed interview protocol for a sub-sample of districts.This study will contribute to scientific knowledge about educational organizations, emergency planning, and the role of collaboration on hazard and emergency preparedness in public organizations.