Safety and Wellbeing among Secondary School Students in the District of Kanowit, Sarawak

Keselamatan dan kesejahteraan pelajar sekolah menengah di daerah Kanowit, Sarawak

Authors

  • Marinah Awang Faculty of Management & Economics, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjong Malim, Perak, Malaysia
  • Rainica Charles Singka Sekolah Menengah Kanowit, Sarawak, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37134/mrj.vol9.sp.2.2020

Keywords:

management, safety, wellbeing, secondary school, safe school

Abstract

The aim of this research is to determine the relationship between safety and wellbeing konstruk among secondary school students in Kanowit district of Sarawak. The sample of this study consisted of 160 students from secondary schools in Kanowit district. Instrument was modified from MOE (2002); Konu and Lintonen (2006); Sufean and Norlia (2006); MDS3 School Climate Survey (2014). The findings showed that safety construct for secondary school students is significantly at high level (min=3.31) while wellbeing construct is practice at medium level (min=2.87). There is a significant relationship between safety construct with wellbeing among students at Pearson r, which is (p=0.000)=0.529 where p<0.05. Implications of this study had shown that safety must be practiced effectively in schools, not just for establishing school safety but as well as to enhance students’ wellbeing. Therefore, safety must be practiced and managed effectively and efficiently so that students’ wellbeing is always preserved.

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2020-12-29

How to Cite

Awang, M., & Charles Singka, R. (2020). Safety and Wellbeing among Secondary School Students in the District of Kanowit, Sarawak: Keselamatan dan kesejahteraan pelajar sekolah menengah di daerah Kanowit, Sarawak. Management Research Journal, 9, 25–35. https://doi.org/10.37134/mrj.vol9.sp.2.2020