DISASTER MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN NIGERIA SCHOOLS; STAKEHOLDERS VIEWS FROM KOGI STATE’S PUBLIC SECONDARY EDUCATION

Abstract

This study was conducted on Disaster Management Practices in Nigeria Schools; stakeholders views  from Kogi State’s Public Secondary Education. The study’s objectives were to assess the stakeholders’ views on disaster prevention management practices and to assess the stakeholders’ views on disaster mitigation management practices. The research questions and hypotheses were in line with the study’s objectives. Descriptive survey method was used for the study with a population of 2,627 respondents. A sample size of 346 respondents was chosen through proportionate sampling. The instrument used was a self-designed questionnaire titled Assessment on Disaster Management Practices (AODMP), consisting of 20 items rated on a five-point Likert scale of SA-strongly agreed, A-agreed, U-undecided, D-disagreed, and SD-strongly disagreed. The reliability coefficient of the instrument was 0.785. The findings of the study revealed that safety drills are carried out frequently with an efficient disaster prevention team, also safety is established in electrical installations by regular verification, with a well-marked emergency assembly point, in most secondary schools in Kogi State.  The study concludes by establishing that most of the secondary schools are fenced up to protect the premises, with a well-marked emergency assembly point, and recommended that the Kogi State Ministry of Education needs to create disaster management awareness at all secondary schools.