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Krase, Kathryn Suzanne – Children & Schools, 2015
African American children are disproportionally overrepresented in the U.S. child protection system. Because educational personnel are a significant source of reports of suspected child maltreatment across the country and in all states, the present study examines the impact of these reports on racial disproportionality and disparity at the…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Welfare, Disproportionate Representation, School Personnel
Miles, James – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2019
Students in social studies classrooms are faced with a barrage of images, many of which represent historical trauma and violence. Although photographs can be used as pedagogical tools to represent experiences of injustice and elicit deeper understanding, they also activate affective and unrelated responses in students. In this case study, I…
Descriptors: Residential Schools, American Indian Students, Case Studies, Photography
Harden, Brenda Jones – ZERO TO THREE, 2018
Maltreated infants and toddlers are more likely to be placed into foster care than any other age group of children. They also remain in foster care longer and are less likely to be reunified with their birth families. Thus, it is important that child welfare and other practitioners use the best strategies available to ensure children's expeditious…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Safety, Child Neglect, Infants
Harms, Madeline B.; Shannon Bowen, Katherine E.; Hanson, Jamie L.; Pollak, Seth D. – Developmental Science, 2018
Children who experience severe early life stress show persistent deficits in many aspects of cognitive and social adaptation. Early stress might be associated with these broad changes in functioning because it impairs general learning mechanisms. To explore this possibility, we examined whether individuals who experienced abusive caregiving in…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Anxiety, Early Experience, Cognitive Processes
Kesner, John E.; Stenhouse, Vera – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2018
In the United States, not only are parents permitted to utilize corporal punishment in disciplining their children, but 19 states still permit the use of corporal punishment in schools. Teachers are legally bound to report suspected maltreatment, yet their school may engage in a discipline practice which they may consider abuse. This potential…
Descriptors: Punishment, Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Socioeconomic Status
McCrae, Julie S.; Brown, Samantha M. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2018
Purpose: The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act requires child welfare agencies to have provisions in place to refer young children to early intervention services, yet the socioemotional health needs of children are often challenging to recognize and treat effectively. This study reviews the substantive and psychometric properties of…
Descriptors: Child Neglect, Child Abuse, Federal Legislation, Federal Aid
Burger, Phyllis – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Statistical reports confirm that the female incarcerated population is not only increasing, but the frequency of mental disorders among this vulnerable population is accelerating. Women's pathways to crime show that gender matters significantly in shaping criminality. The frequency of mental disorders among incarcerated females is much higher than…
Descriptors: Females, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Mental Disorders
Council for Exceptional Children, 2018
The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) recognizes that all children and youth with disabilities have the right to live and flourish in a safe environment where they are protected and have support to protect themselves from all forms of maltreatment--neglect as well as physical, sexual, and psychological abuse. CEC believes that professionals…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Prevention, Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse
Jaeckl, Simone; Laughon, Kathryn – Journal of School Nursing, 2021
As trusted health care providers in the school setting, school nurses are positioned uniquely to identify children at risk for or victims of commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC). Nevertheless, many victims go unrecognized and unaided due to inadequate provider education on victim identification. This review provides a comprehensive…
Descriptors: School Nurses, Role, Sexual Abuse, Crime
Richards, Tara N.; Holland, Kathryn; Kafonek, Katherine; Navarro, Jordana – Journal of School Violence, 2021
Title IX prohibits sex-based harassment (SBH) in all federally funded educational activities, yet little is known about SBH in K-12 schools. We used the Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) data (N = 96,440) to examine rates and school-, district-, and state-level predictors of SBH in K-12 schools. Results found the vast majority of schools had…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education, Student Attitudes
Loewen, Patrick – BU Journal of Graduate Studies in Education, 2021
The impact of Residential Schools on Indigenous People has left a long-lasting crippling effect on the subsequent generations of Indigenous youth. The resultant intergenerational loss of identity and self-value has cost the Indigenous People and their communities immensely. Aboriginal People based their education system on the real world around…
Descriptors: Residential Schools, Place Based Education, Land Use, Self Concept
Audas, Gary W., Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This investigation focused on the disempowerment of adult literacy learners touched by traumatic events caused by an array of factors such as emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, neglect, homelessness, and poverty. The investigator will analyze "ged.com pretest" scores (pretest and posttest) for Cohen's d effect size in specific…
Descriptors: Nonprofit Organizations, Trauma Informed Approach, High School Equivalency Programs, Adult Learning
Poffenberger, Erin – ZERO TO THREE, 2022
Part C of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) mandates the provision of early intervention (El) services to qualifying children under 36 months old. Socia/ emotional development is one area that programs are obligated to provide assessment and intervention for and yet, most El programs do not have licensed mental health…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Equal Education, Students with Disabilities
Guss, Shannon S.; Morris, Amanda S.; Bosler, Cara; Castle, Sherri L.; Hays-Grudo, Jennifer; Horm, Diane M.; Treat, Amy – Early Child Development and Care, 2020
This study explored whether parents' ability to regulate their behaviour and attention, assessed as components of everyday executive function (EF), was influenced by their past adverse experiences -- such as abuse, neglect, and family dysfunction -- and in turn, influenced current relationships with their children. The sample included 73…
Descriptors: Early Experience, Parent Child Relationship, Executive Function, Low Income
Wynard, Tammy; Benes, Sarah; Lorson, Kevin – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2020
Two of the most important aspects of a health education teacher's work are to meet the needs of all students in their classes and to create a safe space in which those students feel supported and valued. This charge often brings to mind ensuring safe spaces for students related to aspects of their identity, such as their gender identity,…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Health Education, Physical Education Teachers, Trauma