SAFETY TECHNIQUES AS CORRELATE TO MANAGEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN IMO STATE

Abstract

The Influence of Ethical values on Principals' Conflict Resolution Strategies in secondary schools* study examined safety techniques as correlate to management of educational resources in public senior secondary schools in Imo State. To guide the study, two research questions were raised and two hypotheses were formulated at 0.05 level of significance. Correlational research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study is 296 principals in 296 public senior secondary schools in Imo State. The entire 296 principals constituted the sample for the study using census sampling technique. Two rating scales titled “Safety Techniques Scale (STS) and Management of Educational Resources Scale (MERS) were constructed by the researchers and used to elicit information from the respondents. This scale contained 20 items for SPS and 10 items for MERS using the 4-point Likert scale options of Strongly Agree (SA), Agree (A), Disagree (D) and Strongly Disagree (SD). The instrument was validated by 3 research experts from Department of Social Science Education and 2 research experts in Educational Measurement and Evaluation, all in Imo State University, Owerri. Reliability coefficients of 0.79 for STS and 0.83 for MERS were obtained using Cronbach Alpha statistics. Research questions were answered using Pearson “r” statistics while the hypotheses were tested using t-test of the significance of Pearson “r” statistics. The result revealed that health care safety techniques and security safety techniques have high, positive and significant coefficient of relationship with management of educational resources in secondary schools in Imo State. It was concluded that schools can minimize disruptions, protect resources, and promote a stable environment by implementing effective healthcare and security safety techniques in order to foster academic achievement. It was recommended that School administrators in Imo State should prioritize the implementation of effective healthcare safety techniques, such as regular health screenings, sanitation protocols, and emergency response plans, to create a safe and healthy environment that supports optimal resource management and academic achievement.