Providing a Model of Safe Schools for Education in Iran (A mix Study)

The aim of this study is to identify the components of safe schools and develop a model for education in Iran.

The research method was mixed exploratory; In the qualitative part, the method of content analysis with inductive approach was used. Participants in the qualitative section included specialists and experts who reached a theoretical saturation with 13 people. The sampling method in the qualitative section was purposeful. The data collection tool was semi-structured in the qualitative part of the interview. Data analysis in the qualitative part was done using contextual analysis. In the quantitative part, the descriptive-survey method was used. The statistical sample in the quantitative section included 354 faculty members in the field of educational sciences of Khorasan Razavi universities as well as high-level managers of education. The data collection tool in the quantitative part was a researcher-made questionnaire extracted from the qualitative stage with 81 items. Quantitative data analysis was performed using structural modeling and AMOS software.

The results showed that the model of safe schools included the central components of psychological-physical (mental security; physical security, behavioral security, social security) and educational-curricular components (physical security, welfare security and educational security).

The results showed that one of the underlying factors affecting students' sense of security in schools is providing psychological security for students.