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Contribution to Book
Chapter 9: Academic Entitlement and the K-20 System: The Importance of Implementing Policies to Better the Education System
Strategic Leadership in PK-12 Settings (2020)
  • Dr. Melissa Tara Sasso, Nova Southeastern University
  • David Brian Ross, Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University
Abstract
This chapter was designed to explore the current crisis that the K-20 education system is facing with academic entitlement.  This chapter per the researchers indicated the various causes of this phenomena.  This chapter then unfolded to the researchers discussing academically entitled students behavior and how studies have revealed the lack of respect that students have towards their professors.  The researchers further revealed that there is a relationship between academic entitlement and narcissism and that the levels of narcissism are higher today then they were in the 1970s.  Lastly, this chapter discussed the methods of preventing academic entitlement from occurring in the K-20 system.  The researchers then delved in discussing the various methods in helping children who have an entitled mindset.  Furthermore, the researchers revealed the importance of the anecdotal philosophy of teaching advanced school policy information to academic leaders who need to develop superior policies, to include a firm policy regarding entitlement.  Lastly, suggestions for future research was included.

Keywords
  • Academic Entitlement,
  • Academic Misconduct,
  • Grade Inflation,
  • Millennials,
  • Narcissism,
  • Policy Development,
  • Self-Esteem Movement,
  • Student Consumerism
Publication Date
Summer 2020
Editor
Johnny R. O'Connor
Publisher
IGI Global
Citation Information
Melissa Tara Sasso and David Brian Ross. "Chapter 9: Academic Entitlement and the K-20 System: The Importance of Implementing Policies to Better the Education System" HersheyStrategic Leadership in PK-12 Settings (2020) p. 110 - 132
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/david-ross/99/