Teachers' Awareness and Schools' Responsiveness to the Child Protection Policy
Journal Title: Psychology and Education: A Multidisciplinary Journal - Year 2022, Vol 2, Issue 5
Abstract
The level of teacher awareness and school implementation of the child protection policy in elementary schools in Bataraza District 1, Palawan was investigated in this study. Researchers used descriptive and survey instrument to collect data from 166 teachers who were chosen by random selection. It provided information on the respondents' age, gender, and length of service. The correlational approach was utilized to determine the association between teachers' child protection policy awareness and their duration of service, as well as between teachers' child protection policy awareness and the level of implementation in the school. This study found out that the teachers are knowledgeable to the Child Protection Policy and schools are compliant to the implementation of the said policy as mandated. Similarly, the findings revealed that there is significant relationship between the level of awareness of teacher to the implementation in schools. As a result, the researchers recommended on the continuous teacher training programs and orientation for further knowledge and skills enhancement regarding on the provisions of the policy and schools should continuously strengthen its implementation of the said policy through involving the whole school community and comprehensive information drive about the policy as Child Protection is a shared responsibility.
Authors and Affiliations
Aljim Alombro, Roxanne Bermejo, Decie Cabullo, Shirley Teodoro, Crizel Joy Velasco, Angela Villanueva, Jergen Jel Labaria
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