Date
11-2012
Department
School of Education
Degree
Doctor of Education (EdD)
Chair
Kathie Morgan
Primary Subject Area
Education, General; Education, Teacher Training; Education, Administration; Political Science, General
Keywords
School Crisis Plan, School Safety, School Security, Terrorism Preparedness
Disciplines
Education | Educational Administration and Supervision | Political Science | Teacher Education and Professional Development
Recommended Citation
Dube, Michael, "Rhode Island School Terrorist Attack Preparedness" (2012). Doctoral Dissertations and Projects. 615.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/615
Abstract
This study examined the state of safety and terrorist attack preparedness in Rhode Island Schools as determined by Rhode Island school leader perceptions. The study is descriptive in nature as it gathers data to describe a particular event or situation. Using a researcher generated survey based on terrorist preparedness guidelines and suggestions in part from the Department of Homeland Security (2007), U.S. Department of Education (2007), National School Safety Center (2005), and National Association of School Resource Officers (2005), Rhode Island school administrators were asked to use a Likert rating scale to indicate levels of agreement with accepted terrorist preparedness strategies. Field testing was conducted to increase content validity and the statistical internal reliability of the instrument was calculated to have a reliability coefficient of .95 as calculated using Cronbach's Alpha. The responses of Rhode Island school administrators (N=100) were examined and the study suggests that Rhode Island schools have potentially significant gaps in school safety and terrorist attack preparedness.
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