Date of Completion
Spring 5-6-2012
Thesis Advisor(s)
Del Siegle
Honors Major
Education
Disciplines
Education | Education Law | Other Education | Other Teacher Education and Professional Development
Abstract
This study explored how knowledgeable pre service teachers in the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut were in the field of student rights and tort liability. This field has grown in importance due to a recent increase in student lawsuits and the expectations that teachers know these laws when they become certified. A total of 183 students were given a survey in their education classes with 27 statements of famous misconceptions about student rights and tort liability. Students were asked to determine if these statements were true or false and how confident they were in their answer. The average percentage of correctly answered questions for student rights and tort liability was 59.15% and 50.27% respectively. There was no statistically significant difference for questions answered correctly based on differences in gender, major, or class standing. A total of 54% of students surveyed cited the Neag School of Education as their most common source of legal knowledge.
Recommended Citation
Wiemer, Alexi, "Examining Pre Service Teacher Knowledge of Student Rights and Tort Liability" (2012). Honors Scholar Theses. 238.
https://digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu/srhonors_theses/238