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"Good People with Good Intentions": Deconstructing a Post-Secondary Institution's Sexual Violence Policy Construction
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Shankar, Irene; Tavcer, D. Scharie – Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, 2021
This exploratory study investigates the expertise of committee members tasked with constructing sexual violence policies within a post-secondary institution (PSI) and the constraints under which they complete this work. Our findings indicate that allocated committees prioritize institutional risk management, normalize confusion, and most members…
Descriptors: School Policy, Higher Education, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Abuse
Does Type of Harm Matter? a Factorial Survey Examining the Influence of Child Neglect on Child Protection Decision-Making
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Stokes, Jackie; Taylor, Julie – Child Care in Practice, 2014
Child maltreatment remains a serious social problem, with neglect arguably the most pernicious manifestation. Neglect is characterised by a chronic failure to provide for a child's basic needs and often co-exists with other forms of maltreatment. It usually occurs in a complex social environment where socio-economic disadvantage is rife and the…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Surveys, Child Welfare, Decision Making
Pre-Service Teacher Beliefs on the Antecedents to Bullying: A Concept Mapping Study
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Lopata, Joel A.; Nowicki, Elizabeth A. – Canadian Journal of Education, 2014
In this study, researchers gathered Canadian pre-service teachers' beliefs on the antecedents to bullying. Concept mapping (Kane & Trochim, 2007) was used to analyze the data. This study's findings identified pre-service teachers to have accurate beliefs, inaccurate beliefs, and a lack of knowledge about the antecedents to bullying. Concept…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Student Teacher Attitudes, Bullying
Childhood Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Child Sexual Abuse: Results of a Canadian Survey of Three Professional Groups.
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Thomas, B. Helen; Jamieson, Ellen – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1995
A Canadian survey investigated the knowledge and attitudes of nurses (n=929), youth/social workers (n=99), and physicians (n=574) about the occurrence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in children and implications for child sexual abuse treatment. Physicians scored higher on knowledge about STDs, and youth/social workers knew more about…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Child Abuse, Foreign Countries, Health Personnel
Proximate Effects of a Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Program in Elementary School Children.
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Hebert, Martine; Lavoie, Francine; Piche, Christiane; Poitras, Michele – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2001
The effects of the sexual child abuse prevention program ESPACE were evaluated with 133 Canadian children (grades 1-3). Children participating in the prevention program showed greater preventive knowledge and skills relative to children not participating. Follow-up data showed knowledge gains were maintained while the preventive skill gains may…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Foreign Countries, Knowledge Level, Outcomes of Education
The Prevention of Sexual Abuse: An Evaluation of "Talking about Touching."
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Madak, Paul R.; Berg, Dale H. – Canadian Journal of Counselling, 1992
Evaluated "Talking about Touching" program (designed to increase children's knowledge about sexual abuse, ways to resist abuse, and where to get help) in five elementary schools. Found that children made statistically significant gains in knowledge about sexual abuse, teachers felt the program was needed and had few negative side…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Children, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students