Kindergarten teachers' experience with reporting child abuse in Taiwan

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 124-128

  Feng, Jui Ying ^a   Huang, Tzu Yi ^a   Wang, Chi Jen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Child abuse and neglect; Kindergarten teachers; Mandatory reporting; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINDERGARTEN; MALE; MANDATORY REPORTING; RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL BELIEF; TAIWAN; TEACHER; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR; VICTIM;

ADULT; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MANDATORY REPORTING; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76949093607     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2009.05.007     Document Type: Article

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