Volume 29, Issue 5, 2020
DOI: 10.24205/03276716.2020.1176
THE EFFECT OF NATURAL AND HUMAN GEOGRAPHY FACTORS ON SCHOOL SAFETY AND EVALUATION OF THE SCHOOL MANAGERS 'VIEWS ON THE TOPIC
Abstract
It is essential to provide an appropriate educational environment for educational activities to be carried out effectively. In this context, the robustness of the school buildings, where the students spend most of the day and where they meet their educational activities, is very important. If the school is vulnerable to external geographic hazards, this seriously threatens student health and safety. These hazards can be natural disasters that may occur as a result of natural processes, or in human cases that may arise as a result of human activities.
This study is the study of determining the effect of geographical natural processes and human geography processes that occur as a result of human impact on school security and school administrators' views on the subject. In addition, before the establishment of a school, determining the criteria related to the location selection of the school and trying to determine whether the existing schools meet these criteria are among the topics that are tried to be emphasized within the scope of the study.
The universe of the study is the Ministry of Education of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, the primary schools in Nicosia, Famagusta and Kyrenia affiliated to the Primary Education Department, and the education ministry and union representatives with teachers, school principals and assistants in these schools. In addition to the interview form prepared by the researcher, document analysis, social media news analysis and school photographs were used as data collection tools.
As a result of this research, the level of preparedness of the school in case of a disaster or against human effects was tried to be determined. In this determination process, suggestions for safe school observation form criteria prepared by the researcher were developed. In addition, the criteria to be established as a result of the research findings will be a guide for future school constructions.
Keywords
Safe School, school location selection, school and physical environment