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Child Abuse Awareness And Prevention Programs In Elementary Schools: An Educators' Perspective, Sara Headen
Child Abuse Awareness And Prevention Programs In Elementary Schools: An Educators' Perspective, Sara Headen
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This research project focuses on educators’ perceptions regarding implementing a child abuse awareness and prevention program in elementary schools. Participants for this project were teachers who were recruited from an elementary school located in Southern California. This project was completed using a qualitative data gathering method. Interviews were conducted and recorded through a video conferencing software program. The data gathered from the interviews was then transcribed and analyzed. The study found that all the participants were in support of implementing a child abuse awareness and prevention program in elementary schools. Concepts related to educator’s perception included their experience reporting child …