The title of this research is: “The nature of safety and security in public secondary
schools”. The purpose of this study is, therefore, to determine the nature of safety
and security in public secondary schools of Matlosana Area Office’s (AO) area of
responsibility, with a view to developing a more comprehensive set of
recommendations on how to improve the safety and security policy – to the benefit
of educators, learners and visitors to school premises.
The study was carried out in the North West Province’s department of Education. An
empirical research was conducted to gather data from the respondents regarding the
safety and security of educators, learners and visitors in public secondary schools of
the Matlosana Area Office’s area of responsibility. The target groups were the AO
Manager, the Safety Co-ordinator, the Safety Officer, the School Management
Teams, educators, learners, School Governing Bodies and Adopt-a-Cop members.
The investigation also analysed the extent to which public secondary schools are
complying with the statutory and regulatory frameworks governing safety and
security. The study employed a quantitative approach, using a structured
questionnaire.
In this study, the research is concluded with a presentation of the findings. Amongst
others, it was found that some learners carry dangerous objects on school premises,
because the Adopt-a-Cop programme is not effectively implemented. Conclusions
were drawn on the basis of the findings; and finally, recommendations for further
research were suggested. / Thesis (M. Development and Management)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2012
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:nwu/oai:dspace.nwu.ac.za:10394/8287 |
| Date | January 2011 |
| Creators | Ntehelang, Boitumelo Joy |
| Publisher | North-West University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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