Relationship between Safe School Environment and Lecturers' Commitment in Tertiary Institutions of Zamfara State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study was conducted to examine the relationship between safe school environment and lecturers’ commitment in federal government-owned tertiary institutions of Zamfara state, Nigeria. One (1) null hypothesis was established to guide the study. The study adopted descriptive research design of correlational type. The instrument for data collection was a self-constructed questionnaire titled “Safe School Environment and Lecturers’ Commitment Questionnaire”. The population of the study comprise all lecturers in the three (3) federal government-owned tertiary institutions in Zamfara state. A total number of 129 respondents were selected to participate in the study using simple random sampling technique. With reference to the Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient result of (r = 0.76, p<0.05), the study observed that there is a strong positive significant relationship between safe school environment and lecturers’ commitment in tertiary institutions. Based on findings, the study recommends that tertiary institutions should adopt comprehensive policies that address harassment, bullying, and discrimination as provided by the Federal Ministry of Education. This will help the institutions to maintain a zero-tolerance approach to violence in educational institutions’ environment and institution-based communities.

Keywords: Safe School, Environment, Lecturers’ Commitment, Tertiary Institutions