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Partnerships between parents and teachers in child protection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 February 2016

Russell M.F. Hawkins  and
Freda Briggs
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Abstract

Prevention approaches are an important response to the problem of child abuse. Although there have been repeated calls for closer parent-teacher cooperation in prevention programs, such alliances have been far from satisfactory to date. Reasons for poor parent-teacher partnerships are based on social reluctance to intervene in the family unit and the mutual reluctance of teachers and parents to engage in a meaningful alliance. Part of the reticence of teachers to involve parents lies in their lack of confidence relating to the delivery of the child protection curriculum. These problems are explored and some suggestions for change are offered.

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Children Australia , Volume 24 , Issue 1 , 1999 , pp. 8 - 13
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1999

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