The legal, professional, and ethical dimensions of higher education / Mable H. Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Mable H.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher--Law and legislation--United States.

Education, Higher.

Education, Higher--Law and legislation.

United States.

Education, Higher--Moral and ethical aspects.

Education, Nursing--legislation & jurisprudence.

Education, Nursing--ethics.

Medical Subjects:

Education, Nursing--legislation & jurisprudence.

Education, Nursing--ethics.

Physical Description:

xv, 216 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, PA : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2005]

Summary:

This well-organized and practical resource examines a wide range of legal and ethical issues confronting the nurse-educator, helping you understand the legal framework governing higher education, familiarizing you with your legal rights and obligations as an educator, and guiding you away from potential pitfalls.

Using clear, straightforward language and abundant case examples, this exemplary resource lets you examine the evolution of law, analyze actual legal cases, and learn what the legal principles derived from case law mean to you.

Contents:

The legal framework of higher education environments

The legal rights of students

The legal rights of faculty: academic freedom

Faculty protection against lawsuits / Mable H. Smith with contributions by Yvonne D. McKoy

Faculty and the employment relationship / Mable H. Smith and Yvonne D. McKoy

The professional framework governing the educator's role

Faculty relations in academic environments

The teaching role of faculty / Richardean Benjamin and Mable H. Smith

The scholarship role of faculty

The service/practice role of faculty / Richardean Benjamin and Mable H. Smith

Ethical framework of higher education

Ethical considerations in education environments.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0781752043

OCLC:

56108011