"Health and Safety Policies for Non-profit Secondary School Boarding Fa" by Jonathon W. Holloway

Date of Conferral

1-28-2025

Degree

Doctor of Public Administration (D.P.A)

School

Public Policy and Administration

Advisor

Gerald Regier

Abstract

This quantitative professional administrative study was conducted to identify a gap in policies that do not fully address or provide fact-based connections to the physiological health and safety needs of secondary grade (S1 to S6) school students to grow and learn while housed in on-campus boarding facilities located in the central sub-Saharan region of Africa. The practice-focused question was: What are the most effective policies for the health and safety of secondary grade students within the boarding facility of a secondary school in the sub-Saharan central African region? Secondary analysis, utilizing ANOVA testing, was conducted on data sets developed by the U.S. Agency for International Development Demographic and Health Survey-8 program. This body of work recognizes that the health and safety of students are foundational physiological and psychological necessities for students to grow and learn. From analysis of the data, seven statistically significant health and safety policies were created for the operation of on-campus boarding facilities for inclusion in the general operational policies of an organization by any school administrator: (a) water, (b) sanitation, (c) hygiene, (d) substance abuse prevention, (e) disease prevention, (f) gender-based violence, and (g) preventing food-borne illnesses. The seven policies are also aligned with five of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The findings of this study have potential implications for positive social change because the utilization of these policies will help African secondary school children achieve a higher attendance level and thereby become more academically prepared future community, business, and political leaders.

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