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dc.contributor.authorBerger, E.
dc.contributor.authorReupert, A.
dc.contributor.authorHasking, Penelope
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T11:44:45Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T11:44:45Z
dc.date.created2015-10-29T04:09:02Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.citationBerger, E. and Reupert, A. and Hasking, P. 2015. Pre-service and in-service teachers’ knowledge, attitudes and confidence towards self-injury among pupils. Journal of Education for Teaching. 41 (1): pp. 37-51.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14598
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/02607476.2014.992633
dc.description.abstract

Teachers are ideally placed to identify and refer pupils who self-injure, but are often unaware when pupils self-injure or unsure how to respond. The aims of this study were to explore and compare pre-service and in-service teachers’ knowledge and attitudes towards self-injury, and their confidence responding to pupils who self-injure. Pre-service teachers (n = 267) and in-service teachers (n = 261) completed self-report questionnaires. Prior education regarding self-injury was positively related to knowledge and confidence, while pre-service teachers were more confident than in-service teachers in their ability to cope with legal and school regulations. Thematic analysis of open-ended questions indicated that although pre- and in-service teachers are concerned about pupils who self-injure and are willing to help these students, they feel ill-informed about self-injury and requested school policies and additional education regarding the behaviour. Results have implications for educational programmes that prepare pre- and in-service teachers to identify and respond to pupils who self-injure.

dc.publisherRoutledge
dc.titlePre-service and in-service teachers’ knowledge, attitudes and confidence towards self-injury among pupils
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume41
dcterms.source.number1
dcterms.source.startPage37
dcterms.source.endPage51
dcterms.source.issn0260-7476
dcterms.source.titleJournal of Education for Teaching
curtin.departmentSchool of Psychology and Speech Pathology
curtin.accessStatusFulltext not available


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