All the major professsions--particularly medicine and law--have suffered under the malpractice experience. Educators are the last such group to be affected. Thus far, courts have shown a reluctance to recognize educational malpractice as a cause of action within the judicial framework for policy reasons. Courts have averred, however, that certain educational practices may constitute malfeasance and result in harm to students. / Doctors, lawyers, and engineers, whose professions have been severely distorted by the malpractice crisis, have reacted by assessing where liability exists and developing mechanisms, such as professional guidelines, to improve practices thereby avoiding suit. Educators can benefit from the experience of other professionals by acting now--while educational malpractice is a problem, not a crisis. The guidelines developed for implementation by Florida School districts represent such an action. Based upon court decisions, laws of Florida, and recommendations of professionals of ways to improve professional practices, the guidelines look at current educational practices to determine liability. Suggestions are made for improving current professional practices in order to reduce the potential for liability while, at the same time, providing a more effective educational opportunity for students. / The guidelines offer practical suggestions for improvement of educational practices by answering the questions: (1) What are good professional practices? (2) What are our actual practices? (3) What are the legal restrictions that interfere with good educational practices? (4) What are the alternatives to going to court when educational malpractice occurs? / Although the guidelines have been developed for use by school board attorneys and superintendents in Florida, they can easily be adapted for use by lawmakers, school boards, principals, and teachers in Florida and in other states. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 41-07, Section: A, page: 2867. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1980.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74238 |
| Contributors | PATTERSON, ARLENE H., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 315 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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