Preparing Teachers for Effective Child Protection: a pre‐service curriculum approach |
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| Authors: | Vivienne Watts Louise Laskey |
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| Institution: | 1. University of Central Queensland;2. Deakin University |
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| Abstract: | A pilot programme on child abuse issues was introduced into the pre‐service teacher education curriculum at University College of Central Queensland in 1987. Queensland Department of Family Services personnel provided assistance in planning and provision of resources. Time was allocated in each of the three years so that students’ developing educational ideas could be paralleled with growth in attitudes, knowledge and thinking about child abuse. Student evaluation determined subsequent content and processes. Students involved in the programme now have completed their first year in the field and their perceptions of the programme are described together with survey results for entering students. Implications for reporting, continuing education and professional roles in prevention of child abuse are outlined. |
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