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Educational Administration and Supervision

2014

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

Emergency Management for Schools

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The Impact Of Principal Knowledge, Attitudinal Favorability And Organizational Structure On Emergency Preparedness In New Jersey's Public Schools, Scott Rocco Jan 2014

The Impact Of Principal Knowledge, Attitudinal Favorability And Organizational Structure On Emergency Preparedness In New Jersey's Public Schools, Scott Rocco

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

School violence, an issue documented across the United States, has put a focus on school emergency preparedness for school principals. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to understand the school principal’s level of emergency preparedness in New Jersey public schools and how the confidence and behavior of principals affect emergency preparedness.

This study had three research questions that centered on the principal’s behavior and confidence. The population for this survey was New Jersey public school principals ranging from kindergarten to 12th grade schools, vocational, technical or institute schools, public schools for the handicapped, and magnet schools. Each selected principal …