EXAMINATION OF STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES ABOUT THE INTRODUCTION OF A COURSE “SAFETY CULTURE” IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS

Authors

  • Vladimir M. Cvetković Факултет безбедности Београд
  • Marina Filipović Факултет безбедности Београд

Keywords:

safety, disasters, students, attitudes, research

Abstract

The subject of quantitative research is to examine students' attitudes about the introduction of a course “safety culture” into a curriculum for secondary school. In addition, the impacts of certain characteristics of students are analyzed on their positive or negative attitudes about the introduction of the course. From the total population of secondary school students in Belgrade, multiple-point random sampling included a sample of 3063 students from 14 secondary schools. Based on the results, the students are mostly not sure if they have positive attitude towards the introduction of the course (47.8%). On the other hand, 26.2% of students answered that they vote for the introduction of the course, while 24.7% gave a negative answer. Also, it has been found that the attitudes of respondents on the introduction of the course are statistically significantly influenced by gender, age, parental employment, education of father and mother, grade. The research results can be used by the decision-makers when designing strategies and programs for the introduction of the course “safety culture” into a curriculum for secondary school in order to reduce disaster risks.

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2018-03-31

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M. Cvetković , V. ., & Filipović , M. . (2018). EXAMINATION OF STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES ABOUT THE INTRODUCTION OF A COURSE “SAFETY CULTURE” IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS. KULTURA POLISA, 15(35), 277–286. Retrieved from https://kpolisa.com/index.php/kp/article/view/436

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