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Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic era coupled with its health challenges and security threats to both students and the educational system, which has become a source of worry for education stakeholders towards effective management of the Nigerian secondary schools, warranted the present study. The objective of this present study therefore, was to investigate school health care and security services needed for the management of public secondary schools in Delta State during the COVID-19 pandemic era. As such, two research purposes
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Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic era coupled with its health challenges and security threats to both students and the educational system, which has become a source of worry for education stakeholders towards effective management of the Nigerian secondary schools, warranted the present study. The objective of this present study therefore, was to investigate school health care and security services needed for the management of public secondary schools in Delta State during the COVID-19 pandemic era. As such, two research purposes
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The COVID-19 pandemic era coupled with its health challenges and security threats to both students and the educational system, which has become a source of worry for education stakeholders towards effective management of the Nigerian secondary schools, warranted the present study. The objective of this present study therefore, was to investigate school health care and security services needed for the management of public secondary schools in Delta State during the COVID-19 pandemic era. As such, two research purposes and questions guided the study. A descriptive survey research design was employed in the study. Population for the study comprised 466 principals and 11,442 teachers from the 466 public secondary schools in Delta State. Sample size of the study entailed a total of 898 respondents which consisted of 326 principals and 572 teachers from 326 public secondary schools in Delta State selected at 70% and 5% respectively, using the purposive sampling technique. Instrument for data collection was a 30-item questionnaire developed by the researchers, structured on a 4-point scale of Highly Needed (HN), Highly Needed (HN), Less Needed (LN) and Not Needed (NN) and titled: “School Health Care and Security Services Questionnaire (SHCSSQ). The instrument was face validated by three experts from several departments from the Faculty of Education, Delta State University, Abraka. Reliability of the research instrument was established through a pilot-test sampling 7 principals and 35 teachers from seven of the public secondary schools in Edo State. Data gathered from the pilot-test conducted were analyzed using Cronbach Alpha method. This yielded coefficients’ reliability values of 0.89 and 0.91 for the two clusters which were added up to give an overall coefficient internal consistency of 0.90, showing that the questionnaire was reliable and trustworthy to collect the necessary information for the study. Data gathered and collated were analyzed using mean statistics rated at 2.50 and standard deviation. The findings of this study generally indicated among others such school health care and security services needed for the management of public secondary schools in Delta State during the COVID-19 pandemic era. Based on the findings, recommendations were proffered and among them included that the Delta State government should consistently provide adequate funds for provision of the needed health care services for effective management of the public secondary schools in Delta State during the COVID-19 pandemic era. Also, the school health and security policies should be well-implemented for effective management of secondary schools in Delta State during and after the COVID-19 pandemic era.
Key Words: School Health Programmes, Care Services, Security Facilities, Management, COVID-19, Pandemic Era
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- Author(s): JOETEPP
- Journal: Journal of Education, the Teacher and Professional Practices
- Publisher: Journal of Education, the Teacher and Professional Practices
- Publication Date: 2024-05-18
- Pages: 1-18
Paper Information
- Author(s): JOETEPP
- Journal: Journal of Education, the Teacher and Professional Practices
- Publisher: Journal of Education, the Teacher and Professional Practices
- Publication Date: 2024-05-18
- DOI: 10.0000/hont.2024.school-health-care-and-security-services-needed-for-management-of-public-secondary-schools-in-delta-state-during-covid-19-pandemic-era
- Pages: 1-18
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JOETEPP (2024). SCHOOL HEALTH CARE AND SECURITY SERVICES NEEDED FOR MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN DELTA STATE DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC ERA. Journal of Education, the Teacher and Professional Practices. 1 - 18. https://doi.org/10.0000/hont.2024.school-health-care-and-security-services-needed-for-management-of-public-secondary-schools-in-delta-state-during-covid-19-pandemic-era
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Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic era coupled with its health challenges and security threats to both students and the educational system, which has become a source of worry for education stakeholders towards effective management of the Nigerian secondary schools, warranted the present study. The objective of this present study therefore, was to investigate school health care and security services needed for the management of public secondary schools in Delta State during the COVID-19 pandemic era. As such, two research purposes