The theoretical informants of teacher entitlement identified in this study indicate that the phenomenon goes beyond individual mindset to encompass the mediation of sociocultural and political factors in its construction, thus rendering a simple theory of "excessiveness" in association with teacher entitlement improbable at this time. [For the complete volume, "Understanding Excessive Teacher and Faculty Entitlement: Digging at the Roots. Advances in Research on Teaching. Volume 38," see ED614992.]