Analysis of the Impact of Safety Education Program Using a PBL Approach: in a case of Student Safety Guard (SSG) Program

Abstract

This research examines the impact of the Student Safety Guard (SSG) Program, a safety education program that utilizes a Project-Based Learning (PBL) approach implemented at Yongsan Railroad High School. The SSG Program aims to shift students' roles from passive recipients of knowledge transmission to active agents by engaging them in identifying hazards, proposing solutions, and implementing safety contribution in school environment. Through a mixed-methods approach that analyzes qualitative data (pre- and post-interviews, focus groups, and class materials) and quantitative data (pre- and post-surveys), the research explores how the SSG Program enhances safety competency (safety awareness, safety behavior and safey culture) and student agency (dispositional agency, motivational agency and positional agency). Findings indicate notable improvements in students’ safety perceptions, collaborative efforts to build a safety culture, and strengthened positional agency. The study highlights the potential of PBL-based safety education programs to cultivate both safety management abilities and proactive student agency and proposes expanding such programs to enhance school safety culture across educational contexts.