ERIC Number: EJ1368233
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 5
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ISSN: ISSN-1360-3108
EISSN: EISSN-1460-7018
Law Cases for the Student Affairs Administrator
Palfreyman, David
Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, v26 n4 p148-152 2022
The student affairs administrator needs to be legally-aware, but not legally-qualified. This article seeks to cover the key legal concepts or principles underpinning the University-Student (Business2Consumer) contract that is at the core of the University's legal relationship with its Students. It does so by exploring the leading cases setting out those concepts; some of the cases are from a higher education context, most are not. There is reference to the Consumer Rights Act 2015 as probably the most significant legislation affecting the U-S contract to educate that follows on from the contract to admit. The suggestion is made that, if administrators/managers treat Students as they would wish their relatives to be treated when in dispute or conflict with a University, the result is unlikely to be a breach of the Student's consumer protection rights (or of OfS registration conditions requiring the University to apply relevant consumer protection law).
Descriptors: Case Method (Teaching Technique), Educational Legislation, Student Personnel Workers, College Administration, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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