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ERIC Number: EJ343798
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Educational Malpractice: American Trends and Implications for Australian Schools.
Whalley, P. W. F.
Unicorn, Bulletin of the Australian College of Education, v12 n4 p203-09 Nov 1986
Educational malpractice developments in America may affect legal accountability of Australian teachers and educational institutions. This paper discusses significant American cases and commentators' observations in the context of the Australian legal system. Teachers should embrace their widening legal responsibility in order to advance professionalism and teaching status. Lists 42 references. (MLH)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Malpractice, Educational Responsibility, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Legal Problems, Legal Responsibility, Teacher Responsibility
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia; Donoghue v Copiague Union Free School District; Hoffman v Board of Education; Peter v San Francisco United School District
Note: Single copies are available from: Business Manager, The Australian College of Education, 916 Swanston Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053 Australia ($6.00 Australian).