title: Elementary school teachers' involvement in firearm safety education.
abstract: This national study assessed elementary school teachers' (n = 352) firearm safety education activities and perceptions using a 3-wave mailing survey. One percent of the teachers reported receiving undergraduate training regarding firearm safety. Yet, 12% claimed to be well prepared or very well prepared to teach firearm safety. Most teachers had high perceived self-efficacy regarding teaching firearm safety and perceived firearm safety education as important. Ten percent were currently teaching firearm safety. Teachers perceived 3 main barriers to teaching firearm safety: not enough expertise (66%), not sure what topics should be taught (58%), and not enough time to include firearm safety in the curriculum (54%). About one third (35%) desired further information regarding teaching firearm safety.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606, USA. jprice@utnet.utoledo.edu
authors.forename: James H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Price
authors.forename: Judy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Murnan
authors.forename: Amy J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Joseph A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Dake
authors.forename: Susan K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Telljohann
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D002648:Child; D003479:Curriculum; D003625:Data Collection; D005178:Faculty; D005260:Female; D005389:Firearms; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012449:Safety; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000517:prevention & control