How Teachers Feel about Arming Educators in K-12 Schools: A Statewide Investigation

Autor/inn/en	Wood, Brandon; Hampton, Eric
Titel	How Teachers Feel about Arming Educators in K-12 Schools: A Statewide Investigation
Quelle	In: Journal of School Violence, 21 (2022) 2, S.119-131 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Wood, Brandon)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1538-8220
DOI	10.1080/15388220.2021.2007115
Schlagwörter	Weapons; Teacher Role; School Safety; Violence; Elementary Secondary Education; Public Opinion; Crime Prevention; Teacher Attitudes; Teacher Characteristics; Predictor Variables; School Personnel + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weapon; Waffe; Lehrerrolle; Gewalt; Öffentliche Meinung; Lehrerverhalten; Prädiktor; Schulpersonal
Abstract	Calls to weaponize teachers with guns as a means of enhanced school safety and protection against a school shooting have intensified in recent years. Arguments for and against arming teachers are relatively well-established, but a paucity of scholarly research exists regarding its effectiveness and whether teachers generally support carrying guns on school grounds. Using survey methodology, the current study sought to better understand teacher perspectives on guns in K-12 schools. The majority of respondents opposed allowing armed teachers and indicated no desire to carry a gun at school. Regression analyses demonstrated a consistent impact of political party, gender, and rural teaching on items assessing support for armed teachers. These findings, among others, draw attention to the importance of educational stakeholder representation in future policy considerations and highlight the need for additional research that focuses on understanding the actual and perceived impact of arming teachers in school buildings. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01