Brown, Alice (2008) Pre-service teachers' understanding of child abuse and their professional role in child protection. Children Australia, 33 (1). pp. 25-32. ISSN 1035-0772
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.
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| Item Type: | Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C) |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Additional Information: | Author version not held. |
| Faculty / Department / School: | Historic - Faculty of Education |
| Date Deposited: | 11 May 2010 13:03 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Dec 2015 05:14 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | teacher education; child abuse; higher education research |
| Fields of Research : | 13 Education > 1303 Specialist Studies in Education > 130313 Teacher Education and Professional Development of Educators 13 Education > 1301 Education Systems > 130102 Early Childhood Education (excl. Maori) 13 Education > 1399 Other Education > 139999 Education not elsewhere classified |
| Socio-Economic Objective: | E Expanding Knowledge > 97 Expanding Knowledge > 970113 Expanding Knowledge in Education |
| URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/7911 |
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