The Effect of School Security Measures Implementation on Students’ Academic Performance in Selected Government Schools in China

Abstract

Based on Wang et al. (2020), the Chinese government is giving school safety top priority; this is shown by the extensive use of contemporary monitoring systems, security professional recruiting, and strict access control measures applied in institutions. Recent studies have shown that schools using thorough security policies create an environment in which children feel safer and more secure, which is linked with better academic achievement (Li et al., 2021). Research on rural and underdeveloped schools often reveal that they lack the means to implement the same degree of security as metropolitan schools, thereby generating unequal student protection and educational opportunities (Wu et al., 2023). This discrepancy begs problems concerning the general effect of security policies on educational fairness.Therefore, the objective of this study is to determine the effect of school security measures implementation to the academic performance of the students in selected government schools in China. The challenges will also be reviewed and the results will be used to enhance security measures that can improve students academic performance. Further, by merging Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and Bandura's Social Learning Theory, the study may investigate how school security measures affect students' academic performance in depth.