Adequacy of Safety Procedures and Infrastructure for School Safety in Kenya

Ronoh, Richard

doi:10.6007/ijarped/v7-i3/4407

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“…In their study, Koskey and Inyega (2018) revealed that, most schools lacked lockable gates, water for hand washing after bathroom visits, first aid kits, fire extinguishers, among other things, the study also reveals that majority of instructors lacked emergency preparedness and risk reduction training. Meanwhile, Ronoh [22] agrees with tehse findings to show that some schools in Turkana County exhibited poor infrastructure which has adversely affected academic performance and enrolment in the schools. Wanderi [23] acknowledged that some important schools infrastructural facilities were wanting in some of the classes had not been renovated the doors and windows of classrooms were not appropriate as recommended in the safety standards manual criteria [18] (Kang'ethe & Ciera, 2017).…”

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Factors Influencing the Implementation of Safety Standards and Guidelines in Public Secondary Schools in Garissa Township Sub-County, Kenya

Muhumed¹,

Gori²,

Rotich³

2022

AJESS

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Although the essential component of teaching and learning success is school safety, physical Infrastructure in most of the schools Garissa township Sub- County does not comply with the safety standard as recommended by the ministry of education. Even more importantly, most schools do not have enough financial resources on the implementation of the safety standards as the training of teachers is not adequately done to implement safety standards. Despite vast research on safety standards and school safety, their findings on relationship between implementation of safety standards and guidelines in public secondary school in Garissa township Sub-County are inconclusive findings, hence this study. The goal of this research was to assess factors influencing the implementation of safety standards and guidelines in public secondary school in Garissa township Sub- County. This research used a survey research approach, with the 10 principals and 320 teachers in Garissa Township sub-county as the target population from where as sample of 106 respondents was obtained. Data was gathered using questionnaire interviews from where data was analyzed using Pearson r’ and verbatim respectively. The results show that at 5% significance level, safety sub-committee (r = 0.280, p<0.01), physical infrastructure (r = 0.405, p<0.01), financial resources (r = 0.588, p<0.01), and training of teachers (r = 0.469, p<0.01) had statistically significant and positive relationship with implementation of school safety standards and guidelines in public secondary schools in Garissa Township Sub- County.

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Factors Influencing the Implementation of Safety Standards and Guidelines in Public Secondary Schools in Garissa Township Sub-County, Kenya

Muhumed¹,

Gori²,

Rotich³

2022

AJESS

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“…Researchers discussed the necessity, outlines and effects of many procedures of educational institutions i.e. safety at school (Ronoh, 2018), anti-bullying (Hall and Chapman, 2018), school self-evaluation (Kyriakides and Campbell, 2004) and thesis submission process (Karabegovic et al, 2018). These studies provide notion that school working can be 580 TQM 31,4 improved through adopting the process management approach.…”

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Quality management principles and school quality

Elahi

Ilyas

2019

TQM

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to test the relationship of process approach (PA), customer focus approach (CFA) and school quality with the moderation of professional certification of school principal to fill the gap of quality management practices in private schools. Design/methodology/approach Study applied quantitative design with the sample of 401 principals of private schools. Questionnaires were adapted from different studies, and pilot study was carried out. Confirmatory factor analysis was done along with structural equation modeling. Findings Results indicate that the process approach has a significant effect on functional quality and academic quality of schools. Customer focus approach medicates the relationship of process approach and functional quality. The study found no evidence of the relationship of moderation of professional certification of school principal with process approach, functional quality and academic quality. Practical implications Study contributed through the generation of new dimensions of school quality, putting professional degree of school principal as a moderator and by providing basis to understand the implementation of quality management system in schools. The outcomes of study will guide school managers to implement the process management approach to improve the school quality. Originality/value Originality of the study is defined in three ways; first, it is first study that examines the relationship of process approach, customer focus approach and school quality with the moderation of professional certification of principal. Second, it chooses “single” schools that have not been subject of any quantitative research exclusively. Third, it is a first attempt to examine the working of private schools in Pakistan with respect to quality management principles.

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School infrastructure challenges in South Africa: Experiences of high school principals and teachers

Mokgwathi,

Graham,

de Villiers

2023

SAJE

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There is growing concern regarding the inadequate infrastructure in South African schools leading to unsafe environments for teachers and learners. This qualitative single case study involved interviews with 18 participants, including 6 high school principals and 12 mathematics teachers that were sampled purposively and conveniently. The interviews were transcribed and thematically analysed. Additionally, school premises were observed, and field notes were recorded. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Theoretical Framework guided the study. The findings highlight the urgent need for attention to school infrastructure. Educators expressed a lack of knowledge regarding school safety policy procedures, which hindered their effective implementation. Poor safety conditions were found to be detrimental to teaching and learning. We emphasise the necessity for policymakers, principals, teachers, and stakeholders to gain a deeper understanding of safety aspects in South African schools, particularly regarding infrastructure deficiencies. Recommendations include providing training sessions on school safety policy procedures for principals and teachers. Additionally, newly appointed teachers should receive induction on school safety policies during their initial days at a new school, addressing the identified absence of such inductions.

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Adequacy of Safety Procedures and Infrastructure for School Safety in Kenya

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Factors Influencing the Implementation of Safety Standards and Guidelines in Public Secondary Schools in Garissa Township Sub-County, Kenya

Factors Influencing the Implementation of Safety Standards and Guidelines in Public Secondary Schools in Garissa Township Sub-County, Kenya

Quality management principles and school quality

School infrastructure challenges in South Africa: Experiences of high school principals and teachers

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