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An Investigation Into The Legal Literacy Of Educators: A Professional Development Approach, Gina Louis Pogue Reeder
An Investigation Into The Legal Literacy Of Educators: A Professional Development Approach, Gina Louis Pogue Reeder
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In almost 60 years, the requirements of educators to be knowledgeable about the law have barely changed. The concept of legal literacy first appeared in educational research in 1963 by Nolte & Linn. Their original work recommended that state legislatures and boards of education mandate legal coursework as part of every teacher certification program (Nolte & Linn, 1963). Forty-five years later, Gadja (2008) researched all 50 states, and only one required a law class as part of their teacher preparation programs. The most current research indicates that teachers still have little knowledge of educational law (Summers et al., 2021).
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