Children in Need of Protection: Reporting Policies in Ontario School Boards

Autor/in	Shewchuk, Samantha
Titel	Children in Need of Protection: Reporting Policies in Ontario School Boards
Quelle	In: Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, (2014) 162, S.1-37 (37 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1207-7798
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Children; Child Safety; Boards of Education; Educational Policy; Child Abuse; Grievance Procedures; Educational Resources; Educational Needs; School Support; Position Papers; Access to Information; Teacher Improvement; Faculty Development; Content Analysis; Definitions; Educational Legislation; Educational Opportunities; School Community Relationship; Information Dissemination; Information Policy; Elementary Secondary Education; Teacher Empowerment; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Child; Kind; Kinder; Ausschuss; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Abuse of children; Abuse; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Bildungsmittel; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Schulförderverein; Positionspapier; Inhaltsanalyse; Begriffsbestimmung; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Informationsverbreitung; Informationspolitik; Kanada
Abstract	A clear, well defined policy can help empower school personnel to make informed decisions on how to handle cases of suspected child abuse. This article presents an analysis of (N = 64) school board child abuse reporting policies and procedures in Ontario and explored what training, resources, and support school boards state they will provide to help teachers recognize and report cases where a child may be in need of protection. The results showed that, while most boards had documentation, the amount of information provided by each school board varied greatly, with documents ranging from 1 page to 155 pages long. An analysis of the documents revealed a lack of clear expectations around training and support to assist teachers in reporting child abuse. Policy recommendations are proposed based on the results of the online search. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Faculty of Education, University of Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada. Tel: 204-474-9004; Fax: 204-474-7564; e-mail: cjeapadm@cc.umanitoba.ca; Web site: http://www.umanitoba.ca/publications/cjeap
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10