HUMAN SECURITY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES UTILIZED BY PRINCIPALS FOR EFFECTIVE ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ANAMBRA STATE

Abstract

This study investigated human security management practices utilized by principals for effective administration of public secondary schools in Anambra State. One research question guided the study and two hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The descriptive survey research design was used for the study. The population of the study comprised 258 public secondary schools principals. A 10 items structured questionnaire which was validated by three experts in the Faculty of Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka was used for data collection. The questionnaire was structured on a five point rating scale. To establish the reliability of the instrument, it was administered on 10 Principals of Public Secondary Schools in Enugu Metropolis, Enugu State who were not included in the population of the study. The Cronbach Alpha reliability method on the obtained data yielded a score of 0.73 for internal consistency which was deemed high for the study. Out of the 258 questionnaires distributed, 238 were returned and were used for data analysis. The data collected from the respondents were analyzed using descriptive mean, standard deviation and t-test. Findings of the study indicated that principals of public secondary schools in Anambra State utilize human security management practices to a low extent. Findings also revealed that location and gender did not significantly affect the respondents mean ratings on their utilization human security management practices for effective administration of secondary schools in Anambra State. Based on these findings, the researcher makes the following recommendations among others that principals of secondary schools should go into collaboration with the Commissioner of Police in the State so as to ensure security presence in and around the school.  It was also recommended that the Post Primary School Service Commission should as a matter of urgency employ the services of private security organizations to ensure security in and around the school.