School security management techniques as correlate of sustainable development goal 4 (SDG4) in public secondary schools in rivers state
Abstract
This study examined school security management techniques as correlate of Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4) in public secondary schools in Rivers State. The study was guided by 2 objectives with corresponding research questions and null hypotheses. The study adopted correlational survey research design. The population of the study comprised 7,184 principals and teachers in 291 public senior secondary schools in Rivers State. A sample of 378 respondents were drawn from the entire population using Taro Yamane formula. The sampling technique was a proportionate stratified random sampling. The instruments titled: School Security Management Techniques Scale (SSMTS) and Sustainable Development Goal 4 Scale (SDG4S). The instruments were validated and reliability coefficients of 0.84 and 0.88 for School Security Management Techniques Scale and Sustainable Development Goal 4 Scale respectively were derived using Cronbach alpha. The research questions were answered using Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC), while same statistics was used to test the corresponding hypotheses at 0.05 significance level with the help of statistical package in social science (SPSS). Findings of the study revealed that there is a positive and significant relationship between provision of school fence/gate, good school-community collaboration as school security management techniques and sustainable development goal 4 in public secondary schools in Rivers State. Hence, the study recommended among others that the school management should continue to device means to maintain the physical conditions of the school fence/gate for the attainment of sustainable development goal four.
How to Cite This Article
Patta Edward, Agabi OG (2023). School security management techniques as correlate of sustainable development goal 4 (SDG4) in public secondary schools in rivers state . International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Growth Evaluation (IJMRGE), 4(5), 210-215.