A Study On The American Pupil Transportation Administration

This research focuses on the pupil transportation in the U.S., trying to find how the American reached the high safety in pupil transportation. Literature analysis is the core research method used in this dissertation.Chapter Ⅱ presents the brief history of the American school bus and its management,defining three important stages (birth of the school bus service, standardization of the school bus service and steadily development period). On the basis of the history of school bus service, status in nowadays is presented in Chapter Ⅲ&Ⅳ.Chapter Ⅲ analyzes the organizations and their responsibilities.The federal governments establish the uniform guideline for the pupil transportation as a basic standard to ensure the safety of the bus itself.The state governments finance the service and set specific standards through legislations. The school districts are the performers of this service. The market support pupil transportation through producing the buses and providing school bus service. NGOs get together to influence school transportation though more powerful voice and cooperation. National Congress on School Transportation is a typical program that integrated the forced in the pupil transportation field to promote its development.Chapter Ⅳ discusses the system in establishing a school transportation program. No matter the service is provided by the school districts or the private contractors, setting up a school bus service group, hiring and training the bus drivers, purchasing and maintaining the buses, scheduling and safety are the necessary steps. What's more, safety education of the involved students and parents is fairly important.Chapter Ⅴ concerns on the Chinese school bus service development and tries to find useful experience from the U.S. Despite the late start of the Chinese school bus service, it has made some progress in policy, practice and research. Based on the American experience, suggestions, including setting up the safety standard of school bus, establishing the transportation system, safety education and encouraging the school bus research, are proposed to improve the pupil transportation in China.