Teachers' awareness of children of alcoholics

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine future teachers’ knowledge of children of alcoholics. Knowledge was measured by future teachers’ scores on the Children of Alcoholics Information Test (COAT). Fifty- seven students enrolled in the multiculturalism course at the university chosen participated in this study. The participants were administered the Children of Alcoholics Information Test and a Demographic Questionnaire. Based on the results of the study, there appears to be no significant difference between future teachers and knowledge of children of alcoholics based on gender, major, grades planning on teaching, and having a parent with a drinking problem. However, the overall mean score for future teachers was 57.2 percent (11.44 correct answers), therefore being considered only moderately informed about children of alcoholics. Participants needed a 70 percent or higher (a minimum of 14.00 correct answers) to be considered very informed about children of alcoholics.