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Responses Of Education Preparation Program Instructors Toward Mental Health Legislation, Alison Bradford
Responses Of Education Preparation Program Instructors Toward Mental Health Legislation, Alison Bradford
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In 2013, Texas State legislature passed Senate Bill 460 which implemented a law that requires the inclusion of knowledge relating to students’ mental health status in teacher preparation curriculum. This requirement is explained in Texas Education Code (TEC) §21.044(b). The purpose of this study is to examine the degree of awareness of the new requirement and the attitudes toward mental health among Education Preparation Program (EPP) instructors. In addition, faculty were asked about their implementation plans for the new requirement.
A survey was developed to address these research questions. Thirty-five public and private universities in Texas were targeted, which resulted …