ERIC Number: EJ1333810
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Mar
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-1052-6846
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An Exploratory Study to Assess School Principals' Knowledge of Child Welfare Policies
Journal of School Leadership, v32 n2 p167-185 Mar 2022
Because schools are a customary location to conduct child abuse and neglect investigative interviews, this study examines survey results from 109 principals in Tennessee to determine if the Title I status of a school or years of experience as a principal predict awareness of DCS interview policies and an ability to accurately interpret policies related to school-based interviews. A statistically significant relationship was found between the Title I status of a school and principals' awareness of interview policies. Not all school principals in Tennessee were aware of or could accurately interpret policies for conducting interviews. This study identified principals being more aware of school district issued policies than state-issued policies, and that including the DCS policy as part of school-district policy may increase awareness.
Descriptors: Principals, Knowledge Level, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Welfare, Institutional Characteristics, Experience, Correlation, Policy, Interviews, Compliance (Legal), Administrator Role, Disadvantaged Youth, Parents, Board of Education Policy
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Tennessee
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