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ERIC Number: EJ1395161
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 28
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-2474-4166
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Occupational Health and Safety in Schools: Investigation of Risks and Precautions via School Administrators' Experiences
Salih Yilmaz
Excellence in Education Journal, v12 n2 p62-89 Sum 2023
This research aims to reveal the risk factors that may emerge in schools and how to take precautions based upon the experiences of school administrators. A total of 15 school principals and 22 assistant principals working in kindergarten, primary, secondary and high schools in Turkey participated in this study. Research data were collected with semi-structured interviews and examined with content analysis. Findings revealed risk factors such as: plug sockets; doors and door handles; cabinets and sharp-edged items; stairs, stairwells and garden floors; elevators, equipment; windows and window glasses; goal poles for basketball and volleyball; lack of training; school environment; old buildings; garden walls and fences; cleaning materials and chemicals; lack of knowledge about emergency response, chronic diseases, and ailments; risky games; substance abuse; peer bullying; laboratories. Implications are provided about how to make school environments healthier and safer.
Excellence in Education Journal. e-mail: eejeditor@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.excellenceineducationjournal.org/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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