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The purpose of this study is to investigate the accord of sports safety aspects to the quality standard of the school administrative management and teachers' compliance practices. A survey was administered using questionnaires on 268 schools’ Physical Education stakeholders as respondents using random stratified sampling at 109 primary and secondary urban and rural schools. This perception study revealed that the quality standard of administrative management on sports safety at all schools was excellent. Similarly, for the compliance of teachers' practices. There was no significant difference in the quality standards of the administrative management and the compliance of teachers' practices on sports safety in primary and secondary schools between urban and rural areas. A very strong and significant relationship were demonstrated between the quality standard of the administrative management and the compliance of teachers' practices on sports safety. The study implicates that good management and the teachers' compliance practises on the sports activities are reassured when the school takes note and action according to the Safe School Policy, School Safety Program, and conformed to the standard operating procedures.
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In-Text Citation: (Abdullah et al., 2021)
To Cite this Article: Abdullah, M. S., Jani, J., Shahril, M. I., Muszali, R., Adnan, M. A., & Baruji, M. E. (2021). Administrative Management Quality Standard and Teachers’ Practices Compliance on School Sports Safety. International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development, 10(2), 648–664.
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