ERIC Number: EJ1375533
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Jun
Pages: 21
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3737
EISSN: EISSN-1935-1062
Misunderstanding Law: Undergraduates' Analysis of Campus Title IX Policies
Albrecht, Kat; Nielsen, Laura Beth; Wuorinen, Lydia
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, v45 n2 p247-267 Jun 2023
Colleges and universities are legally required to attempt to prevent and redress sexual violations on campus. Neo-institutional theory suggests that the implementation of law by compliance professionals rarely achieves law's goals. It is critical in claims-based systems that those who are potential claimants understand the law. This article demonstrates that (a) intended subjects of the law (colleges and universities) interpret and frame the law in very similar ways; (b) resultant policies are complex and difficult to navigate; and (c) university undergraduates in an experimental setting are not able to comprehend the Title IX policies designed to protect them. These findings suggest that current implementations of Title IX policies leave them structurally ineffective to combat sexual assaults on campus.
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Undergraduate Students, Sexual Harassment, School Policy, Sexual Abuse, Equal Education, Federal Legislation, Gender Discrimination, Educational Legislation, Sex Fairness, Disclosure, Colleges, Crime, School Security, Knowledge Level
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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 - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Title IX Education Amendments 1972; Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act
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