Safety Management Strategies and Students' Learning Behaviours in Public Secondary Schools in Calabar Education Zone

The study examined the relationship between Safety Management Strategies and Students’ Learning Behaviour in public
secondary schools in Calabar Education Zone. Two objectives and two research questions were raised while two null
hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Correlational research design was adopted for the study. The population of
the study comprised 1,813 teachers in the 94 public secondary schools in Calabar Education Zone. The sample size was 328
teachers. Two sets of researcher’s developed instruments entitled: ‘‘Safety Management Strategies Questionnaire (SMSQ)
and Students’ Learning Behaviour Questionnaire (SLBQ)’’ were used for data collection. The instruments were validated by
two experts from the Department of Curriculum Studies, Educational Management and Planning and one expert from
Psychological Foundation Department, all from the Faculty of Education. The inter-item reliability method was used to
determine the internal consistency of the instruments which yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.78 and 0.88 respectively. The
research questions were answered using Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) while the null hypotheses were
tested using Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that safety
management strategies such as; safety programmes and safety supervision significantly relate to students’ learning behaviours
in public secondary schools in Calabar Education Zone, Cross River State. It was recommended amongst others that safety
supervision should not be left for administrators alone, but should be carried out by teachers as well since they are closer to
the students. This may help modify students’ learning behaviors in a positive direction.