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Schools and safety: an overview of different perspectives

In today’s modern age children are surrounded by many hazardous elements – from high traffic to internet threats. As one of the most vulnerable fractions of our population high attention is devoted to their wellbeing. This article intends to shed some light on different perspectives regarding safety in schools and around schools. This research aims to find out what security problems schools are facing and consequently to suggest possible potential solutions to address them. Several elementary schools in Primorje – Gorski Kotar county are subjected to the survey. We conduct this survey with children, their caretakers, and school employees separately with a targeted group of questions to prevent response bias. The broad survey involves questions regarding different fields of safety in schools thereby extending the usual one-field point of view. By questioning members of different social categories, we can examine and compare both their opinion and experience and try to form a general feeling on the topic of safety. Accordingly, this article will point out the main concerns regarding safety from the perspective of children and contrast them against concerns of parents. It will also emphasize how school employees and caretakers facilitate children’s awareness of safety issues. Moreover, we will outline how this awareness can be improved and on which fields. Our results should encourage new ideas for improving safety protocols of safety management in public institutions like schools thereby helping to create a safer environment for children.

school, safety, safety management

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