The Relationships between Safety Management, Transformational Leadership and Safety Performance in National Primary Schools in Selangor, Malaysia

Abstract

The increasing pattern of accident cases in the school environment questions the legal responsibility of schools to ensure the safety of students. This study investigates the aspects of safety management, headmasters’ transformational leadership and safety performance of teachers in national primary schools in Selangor, Malaysia. Questionnaires were distributed to 214 teachers who were selected through random sampling. The survey data collected were analysed using descriptive analysis (mean and standard deviation) to examine the level of each variable, inferential analysis (Pearson Correlation) to identify the relationship between variables and (Regression Analysis) to identify the effect between variables using SPSS. The findings of the study revealed high level of practice for headmasters’ transformational leadership and teacher’s safety performance aspects meanwhile the level of safety management practised in primary schools is at a moderate level. The outcomes of the study also identified a significant positive relationship between safety management, headmasters’ transformational leadership and teacher's safety performance. Further, the transformational leadership effect on safety performance is higher through safety management practices compared to the direct effect.