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Perspectives of SROs, Administrators, Teachers, and Recent Graduates on School Safety and Arming Teachers: A Mixed-Methods Study

Welch, Holly L.
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0619-127X
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu165037651636262

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2022, Doctor of Education (Educational Leadership), Youngstown State University, Department of Teacher Education and Leadership Studies.
Increased school shootings and various issues with school safety across the country have brought the need for schools to discuss how they will protect their pupils and staff. As school safety measures increase to include active shooter drills, high-tech equipment, school resource officers (SROs), armed teachers, and social workers, the entire school community is tasked to find the most productive and cost-efficient solution. The pros and cons of investing in various proactive measures are weighed out in the local media, at the state department of education level, and on a national level too. The current mixed-methods investigation focuses on the perspectives of 18 total SROs, administrators, teachers, and recent graduates on school safety and arming teachers. The participants were located in rural, suburban, and urban school districts. Data was collected via QMethod Software. Results indicate that most participants’ perspectives were identified in one of two factors. Qualitative follow-up questions demonstrated emerging themes regarding school safety concerns, the arming of teachers, the impact on learning for students housed in classrooms with armed teachers, how to ensure safety for everyone, physical safety measures within schools, and mental health resources situated in schools. Results from the current investigation can inform school officials and school communities on viewpoints of who should carry weapons at school, the impact of carrying a weapon on a child’s education, and if school personnel need further information on the physical safety measures and mental health resources located within their districts.
Karen Larwin, Ph.D. (Advisor)
Patrick Spearman, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Sherri Harper Woods, D.M. (Committee Member)
Kenneth Miller, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
152 p.
Education; Education Policy; Public Policy; Teacher Education
Moral panic; Public health crisis; School safety; Arming teachers

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  • Welch, H. L. (2022). Perspectives of SROs, Administrators, Teachers, and Recent Graduates on School Safety and Arming Teachers: A Mixed-Methods Study [Doctoral dissertation, Youngstown State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu165037651636262

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Welch, Holly. Perspectives of SROs, Administrators, Teachers, and Recent Graduates on School Safety and Arming Teachers: A Mixed-Methods Study. 2022. Youngstown State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu165037651636262.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Welch, Holly. "Perspectives of SROs, Administrators, Teachers, and Recent Graduates on School Safety and Arming Teachers: A Mixed-Methods Study." Doctoral dissertation, Youngstown State University, 2022. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu165037651636262

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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