Professional Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Teachers

Abstract

The study aimed to assess knowledge, attitude and practices of teachers regarding safety in terms of proper collection, segregation, handling and final disposal in laboratory for teaching students at secondary level. The sample of study included 102 secondary school teachers in Islamabad. A structured questionnaire covering the areas from knowledge, attitude and practice section was developed for the collection of data. Data were analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics i.e. percentages and Chi-square test through the SPSS Version 16.The combined result was cross tabulated between knowledge and attitudes, knowledge and practice and between attitude and practice. Moreover, the association between knowledge, attitude and practice areas was analyzed through Chi square test. The association between two criteria of classification was observed significant in all cases regarding knowledge, attitude and practice. The findings also explored that there is lack of policies for safe use and disposal of chemicals.