Insecurity on Teachers’ Job Performance and Security Management Strategies Available for Principals of Public Secondary Schools in Abuja, Nigeria
Keywords:
Insecurity, Security management strategies, Teachers’ job performanceAbstract
This study assessed the impact of insecurity problems on teachers’ job performance and also looked at security management strategies available for principals of public secondary schools in Abuja, Nigeria. This study adopted descriptive survey and correctional design. The population of the study comprised of all principals and teachers in public secondary schools in Federal Capital Territory Abuja, Nigeria. The sample size was made up of 39 principals and 149 teachers. The sample size was selected through stratified random sampling technique, while the secondary schools are sampled through purposive sampling method. Questionnaire was used for data collection which was titled “Impact of Insecurity on Teachers’ job Performance Questionnaire (IITJPQ)”. A 4-point Likert-type scale of strongly agree (SA), agree (A), disagree (D) and strongly disagree (SD) and it contained 20 items. Mean scores, standard deviation and Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) coefficient was used for answering the generated research questions and formulated hypotheses at < 0.05 alpha level. The study revealed that insecurities problems have affected teachers’ job performance negatively in public secondary schools. The study established that access control, visit management, security education, capacity building for Security officers, intelligence sharing, school perimeter fencing, video surveillance, intelligence sharing, communication system and lockdown system are the various security management strategies available for school principals to deploy for effective security management in Public secondary schools in Abuja. Based on the findings, the paper suggests that government should address all factors responsible for insecurity in FCT, Abuja. FCT secondary education board should constantly organize training and retraining programme for school administrators on effective security management strategies.
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