ERIC Number: EJ1125295
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Feb
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-0742-5627
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"I Bought My Degree, Now I Want My Job!" Is Academic Entitlement Related to Prospective Workplace Entitlement?
Peirone, Amy; Maticka-Tyndale, Eleanor
Innovative Higher Education, v42 n1 p3-18 Feb 2017
Academic entitlement, a term that defines students' expectations of academic success independent of performance, has been linked with a number of maladaptive behaviors. This study examined the potential relationship between academic entitlement and prospective workplace entitlement in a sample of Canadian students (N=1024) using an online survey. Multivariate analyses produced a significant (p<0.05) positive relationship between academic entitlement and prospective workplace entitlement. Graduate students had higher levels of prospective workplace entitlement than did undergraduates, and those pursuing degrees in Education and Law had significantly lower levels of prospective workplace entitlement than students in other areas of study. Results support a need to develop strategies to minimize entitlement beliefs prior to an individual's entry into the workforce.
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Educational Attainment, Correlation, Multivariate Analysis, Behavior Problems, Academic Achievement, Work Attitudes, Work Environment, Online Surveys, Student Surveys, Undergraduate Students, Teacher Education, Law Students, Graduate Students, Beliefs, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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