Chapter 4 What do they Expect? Academically Entitled Students and Perceptions of Teacher Misbehaviors in the Online Classroom

Abstract

Teacher misbehaviors disrupt learning (Kearney, Plax, Hays, & Ivey, 1991), and academic entitlement (AE) is on the rise (Greenberger, Lessard, Chen, & Farruggia, 2008). To better understand the online learning context, this study measures AE, perceptions of teacher misbehaviors, and online students' expectations for a variety of common student–teacher interactions. 318 online graduate students report their expectations, and these vary with a student's level of AE. Given these findings, we offer strategies for teachers in online classrooms whose goals are to avoid teacher misbehaviors and foster productive student–teacher communicative relationships that contribute to, rather than work against, learning.

Citation

Crandall, H.M., Hazel, M. and Caputo, J.S. (2012), "Chapter 4 What do they Expect? Academically Entitled Students and Perceptions of Teacher Misbehaviors in the Online Classroom", Wankel, L.A. and Wankel, C. (Ed.) Misbehavior Online in Higher Education (Cutting-Edge Technologies in Higher Education, Vol. 5), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 43-51. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2044-9968(2012)0000005006