Psychosocial Variables and Sustainable Safety Environment in Secondary Schools in Calabar Education Zone

Abstract

The study centered on investigating psychosocial variables and sustainable safety environment in secondary schools in Calabar Education Zone. The study adopted a survey research design with a census sampling technique since the population was not large and the researchers can handle all the members of the population. A total of 86 principals were used in Calabar Education Zone. A questionnaire titled ‘Psychosocial variables and sustainable safety environment scale (PVSSES) was used for data collection. The instrument was validated by three Experts in Measurement and  Evaluation, University of Calabar, Calabar and the reliability was established using Cronbach alpha technique. The coefficient of the sub scales ranged from .87-88 and was considered high for the instrument to be used for data collection. The data were collected by the researchers and the data analysis were carried out using Pearson product Moment correlation using SPSS version 20.0 and the result showed There is no significant relationship between school- community relationship, provision of security measures, principals attitude to security issues and sustainable safety environment in secondary school It was recommended that school managements should ensure that they maintain a cordial relationship with host communities in order for them to provide security cover to schools and that measures such as provision of security personnel to schools as well as erection of comprehensive fence be built in secondary schools to avoid break ins. That principles should be alert to identify security threats in the school and report same to operatives in order to fore stall breaches that may affect the lives of the teachers and students in the school.