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ABSTRACT
Educators have observed that university and college students have been exhibiting behaviors that are consistent with academic entitlement. There is however a dearth of research surrounding social work students. The current study assesses whether social work students exhibit academically entitled behaviors as compared to other disciplines and whether there are age, gender or academic level differences. Results from the Academic Entitlement Questionnaire (AEQ) indicate that overall, that students in this study have low levels of academic entitlement. It was found however that younger students had higher levels of academic entitlement than the older students. Implications for social work education are discussed.
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Shawn A. Lawrence
Dr. Shawn A. Lawrence is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Central Florida. Her primary research foci are the psychosocial impact of health behaviors in adolescents and young adults and student learning environments and outcomes.
Chris Stewart
Dr. Chris Stewart is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work and the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Central Florida. His primary research foci are evaluation research and spirituality.
Celine Rodriguez
Celine Rodriguez is an MSW student and graduate research assistant in the School of Social Work at the University of Central Florida. Her research focus is student learning environments and outcomes.