New Horizons in Education

Abstract

Severe and Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) caused great crisis to Hong Kong between March and May 2003. Schools were suspended since 31 March. Classes resumed at different time for different levels mandated by central authority, senior secondary earliest and junior primary and kindergarten last. There were controversies over various operational issues in connection to school activities during this period, such as, whether teachers should be on duty in school or to avoid face-to-face contacts? Should schools with known suspected cases be named and made public? It was coincident that student teachers were in schools having their internship. Critical incidents raised query on the theory-in-use behind partnership between university and schools on teachers training. Various scenarios observed during this crisis period offer a window of opportunity to understand the complexity of decision-making in school administration in the light of the family of Complexity Theories.

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