Received 06.06.2024
Revised 22.10.2024
Accepted 14.11.2024
Retrieved from Vol. 8, No. 2, 2024
Pages 56 -63
Abstract
The article is dedicated to exploring the importance and key aspects of safety culture in the school educational environment, analyzing the concept of safety behavior and its role in shaping a safe and conducive learning environment. Special attention is paid to the mechanisms for developing this culture among students, teachers, and administration. Key approaches to integrating safety issues are discussed, involving the participation of teachers from various subjects, educational institution administration, psychologists, parents, and students, as well as the potential inclusion of external experts and specialists specializing in educational safety issues. The article outlines key approaches to forming a safety culture, including through educational programs, training sessions, engaging the community, and implementing innovative risk management approaches. It argues that the foundation for developing a safety culture in the educational environment lies in a comprehensive approach, encompassing the development and implementation of holistic educational policies and programs, integration of safety issues into the educational process, creation of an organizational culture that supports safety as a fundamental value, and active involvement of the entire educational community. This involves concerted efforts of all educational process participants and institutional support. It is argued that creating a safe environment in educational institutions is fundamental to shaping a safety culture. This process includes not only physical measures such as equipping educational premises with modern security equipment, improving infrastructure, ensuring clear evacuation routes, and emergency plans but also creating an atmosphere of psychological safety and trust. Significant importance is given to regular assessment and monitoring, which play a critical role in supporting and developing a safety culture in educational institutions, providing conditions for continuous evaluation of the effectiveness of implemented safety measures and identifying potential risks or shortcomings
Keywords:
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