Work Life of Secondary School Principal as Security and Safety Officers in Public Secondary School, Cebu City

This study explored the work life of secondary school principal as security and safety officers in public secondary school. Specifically, this study sought to answer the following: the positive and negative experiences of the informants, addressing the challenges encountered as security and safety officer and the aspiration of the informants. The findings of this study served as supplementary guidelines for appropriate interventions and programs to allocate and item for hiring a security and safety officer to lessen the task of the school heads.
This study is a qualitative type of query using the phenomenological approach. This inquiry utilized (10) informants from the public secondary schools. Using a validated interview guide with open-ended questions prepared by the researcher, the informants were all interviewed individually. Colaizzi’s thematic analysis was used to analyze the data collected.
Two themes summarized the positive experiences of the informants. These were: Gratitude Unity and Support, and The Power of Collaboration. As to the negative experiences, the themes revealed were: External Intruders and Non-Compliance of School Policies. For the addressing the challenges encountered as security and safety officers, three themes were created: Regular Evaluation, Finding Solution and Other Alternatives and Proper Communication. Three emergent theme to express the aspiration of the informants to improve their performance as security and safety officers, to wit: Hiring of Security and Safety Officers, Provisions of Technology and Equipment and Training.

Security and Safety Officers, Public Secondary Schools

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