Pre-service teachers’ understandings of child abuse and their professional role in child protection
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Article Title | Pre-service teachers’ understandings of child abuse and their professional role in child protection |
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ERA Journal ID | 34204 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Brown, Alice |
Journal Title | Children Australia |
Journal Citation | 33 (1), pp. 25-32 |
Number of Pages | 7 |
Year | 2008 |
ISSN | 1035-0772 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1017/S1035077200000080 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/children-australia/article/abs/preservice-teachers-understanding-of-child-abuse-and-their-professional-role-in-child-protection/F002EBCD63F8D01DE6FC83A3F1EEEBD4 |
Abstract | Universities play an integral role in training teachers in the areas of understanding and preparedness to deal with child abuse and neglect while at the same time advocating for the 'rights of the child'. Unfortunately pre-service teachers are at risk of being ill-prepared to meet their mandated and teaching responsibilities if their course content is not approached strategically. While numerous studies have investigated teachers' understandings of child abuse and the barriers in detecting and reporting this abuse, this research investigates pre-service teachers' understandings of child abuse and their preparedness to deal with the signs, symptoms and disclosures of child abuse. This paper reports on findings concerning pre-service teachers 'views of their professional role in child protection and their recommendations for content to be included in their undergraduate degrees in teacher education. |
Keywords | Pre-service teacher; child abuse; child protection |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390307. Teacher education and professional development of educators |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Funder | University of Southern Queensland |
Byline Affiliations | School of Education |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/w27x4/pre-service-teachers-understandings-of-child-abuse-and-their-professional-role-in-child-protection
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