Principals’ Awareness and Application of Safety Emergency Management Plan in Anambra State Secondary Schools

Abstract

Research overwhelmingly, suggests that effective teaching and learning can occur only in a safe and secure school environment. The global concerns on Safety have necessitated this study on principals’ awareness and application of safety emergency management plan in Secondary Schools in Anambra State of Nigeria. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. Two research questions guided the study and two hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance.  The population of the study which is same as the sample consisted of 256 principals in the 256 public secondary schools in the state. The researchers developed two set of questionnaire titled Principals’ Questionnaire on Awareness and Application of Safety Management in Anambra State Secondary Schools. The research questions were analyzed using bar graphs and percentage scores, while the Hypotheses were tested using z-test. The results of the analysis revealed that principals are aware of safety emergency management plan and they apply it in their schools. Further, the finding showed a no significant difference between principals’ gender in their awareness and application of safety emergency plan in Secondary Schools in Anambra State. Based on that some recommendations pertinent to the study were made and conclusion was drawn.

Keywords: Principals Awareness and Application, Safety Emergency Management Plan