Assessment of safety procedures in the governmental basic learning in Lattakia


Abstract in English

Introduction: The Security and safety is the most important goals that must take care of in schools in order to provide a safe and secure school environments for students and staff. So all school personnel must work to achieve this and cooperate with the Ministry of education through the development of plans and studies to get to the school community that apply the instructions and guide care of school safety and security. The school environment with all its elements have a significant impact on the health of students and their physical and psychological growth, as well as affect their behavior daily in and out of school. Goals: this study aimed to assess safety procedures in governmental basic learning schools in Latakia. Materials and Methods: this study was conducted on a set of governmental basic learning schools in the city of Latakia. The original community of study consisted of 59 schools of basic public learning in the city of Latakia and the search sample included nearly50%=29 schools were taken randomly stratified. The assessment was conducted by the researcher through observation of the physical environment of schools, and interview each school’s administrators to collect information about the social environment. Results: Safety procedures in the physical environment were more secure in achieving good location and its validity as a school, and in providing general safety procedures at school, while less secure in achieving safety standards in public facilities and public health in the classroom. Were more secure in communicating with parents, and providing sport system and activities, while were less secure in achieving safety standards of providing first aid system and psychological counseling. Conclusions and recommendations: Results of the study suggested that developing of national standards for security and safety procedures in the physical and social environments of schools, as well as continue to conduct scientific research in school environment regarding safety procedures thus for accelerated changes to be present at the environment of the school, which required special solutions in cooperation with the Department of education.

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