Heads You Win, Tails I Lose: The Dilemma Mandatory Reporting Poses for Teachers

Autor/inn/en	Falkiner, Meredith; Thomson, Donald; Guadagno, Belinda; Day, Andrew
Titel	Heads You Win, Tails I Lose: The Dilemma Mandatory Reporting Poses for Teachers
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 42 (2017) 9, S.93-110, Artikel 6 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0313-5373
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Child Abuse; Child Advocacy; Child Safety; Barriers; Compliance (Legal); Victims; Questioning Techniques; Literature Reviews; Research Needs; Teacher Role; Disclosure; Educational Legislation; Educational Policy; Teacher Attitudes; Fear; Teacher Education; Guidelines; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Abuse of children; Abuse; Child; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kind; Kinder; Kinder- und Jugendanwaltschaft; Victim; Opfer; Befragungstechnik; Fragetechnik; Forschungsbedarf; Lehrerrolle; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Lehrerverhalten; Furcht; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Richtlinien; Australien
Abstract	Australian teachers are mandated to report instances of child maltreatment should they suspect a child is being maltreated. Some teachers are reluctant to make a report based on suspicion alone. This review examines the barriers that may prevent teachers from reporting. It is suggested that to overcome these barriers and form a reasonable belief that a child is being maltreated, teachers may attempt to seek out proof by questioning the suspected victim. Inappropriate questioning can have detrimental consequences such as wrongful reporting when maltreatment is not occurring, or worse, no report made when a child is being maltreated. Based on the review of the literature presented in this paper and given the changing landscape of mandatory reporting in Australia, research is recommended. First, to determine if the barriers for reporting still hold true and, secondly, to establish the motivations of teachers who may question a child when they suspect maltreatment, along with exploration on how they approach this task. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Edith Cowan University. Bradford Street, Mount Lawley, West Australia 6050, Australia. Web site: http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01