SAFETY RULES AND ATTAINMENT OF CURRICULUM GOALS AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

This study investigated safety rules and attainment of curriculum goals among senior secondary schools in Rivers State, Nigeria. The study employed descriptive survey design. Three research questions and two research hypotheses guided the study. The sample size for this study was 418, comprising of 298 SS students, 100 teachers and 20 senior secondary school administrators in ten selected public senior secondary schools in Rivers State. Data were collected using School Safety Rules and Attainment of Curriculum Goals Questionnaire”, Checklist on School Safety for Attainment of Curriculum Goals”, and Students’ Achievement Test on Civic Education. Data collected were analysed using frequency counts, percentage, mean, standard deviation, independent t-test and Pearson Product Moment Correlation at 0.05 significance. The analysis revealed among others that teachers have fairly good perception about safety rules for Senior Secondary Schools in River State; the Senior Secondary Schools in River State are partially safe; and significant relationship existed between school safety rules and attainment of curriculum goals in Senior Secondary Schools in Rivers State. The study concluded that school safety rules and attainment of curriculum goals in Senior Secondary Schools in Rivers State are significantly related. The study recommended among others that government should adopt an integrated approach, which combines physical infrastructure, emergency preparedness, and security personnel to school safety for better attainment of curriculum goals in Senior Secondary Schools.