Pupils who are victims of domestic violence as seen by their teachers: Teachers’ perceptions, self-efficacity and relationships with pupils
Les élèves victimes de violences intrafamiliales vus par leurs enseignants : représentations des enseignants, sentiment d’efficacité et relation à l’élève
Résumé
Introduction. – In the era of inclusive schooling, teachers must provide all students with quality education that meets their needs.
However, children who are victims of domestic violence constitute an unknown public for teachers and their particularities are
hardly taken into account. Their schooling is tested by the context
of vulnerability they experience.
Objective. – The aim of this article is to examine teachers’ perceptions of pupils who are victims of domestic violence, their
relationship with these pupils and their self-efficacity in classroom
management.
Method. – Seventy-six school teachers (72 women and 4 men) were
interviewed using questionnaires: the Child-teacher relationship
scale (Gosselin, 1999), the Self-efficacy scale for teachers in management class (Gaudreau et al., 2015) and an open-ended question
focusing on the representation of the child.
Results and conclusion. – Our results show that the representations
constructed aboutthe child who is a victim of domestic violence are
linked to the pupil-teacher relationship. The teachers’ experience is
also a factor influencing their self-efficacy, particularly in the teacher’s beliefs in dealing with the challenging behaviors of these
pupils in the classroom. These results suggest the importance of
supporting teachers to promote the educational trajectory of these
pupils with special needs