Journal article
Schoolteachers' experiences with childhood chronic illness
Children's health care, Vol.33(3), pp.227-239
09/01/2004
DOI: 10.1207/s15326888chc3303_5
Abstract
The objective of this study was to examine the degree to which educators face problems associated with chronic illness in their pupils, the extent to which they feel responsible for addressing such problems, and the amount of training to deal with these problems. One hundred schools randomly selected from 10 counties in a midwest state stratified on substance abuse deaths, mental health costs, and socioeconomic status (percentage of free lunches) were approached, and 17 agreed to participate. Of the 1, 184 eligible educators, 480 provided complete surveys (response rate = 40%). Nearly every respondent (98.7%) reported knowing a student in the school with a chronic illness, and 43% felt moderately to very responsible for dealing with issues of chronic illness, yet 59% reported no academic training and 64% reported no on-the-job training for dealing with issues of chronic illness. Schoolteachers are ill-prepared to deal with issues of chronic illness in the schools. Practice implications are discussed.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Schoolteachers' experiences with childhood chronic illness
- Creators
- Daniel ClaySandra CortinaDennis HarperKaren CoccoDennis Drotar
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Children's health care, Vol.33(3), pp.227-239
- Publisher
- Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
- DOI
- 10.1207/s15326888chc3303_5
- ISSN
- 0273-9615
- eISSN
- 1532-6888
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/01/2004
- Academic Unit
- Education Administration; Psychological and Quantitative Foundations; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Counselor Education; Teaching and Learning
- Record Identifier
- 9984371277602771
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