TY - JOUR AU - Andrey, Jean AU - Joakim, Erin AU - Schoner, Vivian AU - Hambly, Derrick AU - Silver, Amber AU - Jayasundera, Rohan AU - Nelson, Allen PY - 2013/01/11 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Academic Entitlement in the Context of Learning Styles JF - Canadian Journal of Education/Revue canadienne de l'éducation JA - CJE/RCÉ VL - 35 IS - 4 SE - Articles DO - UR - https://journals.sfu.ca/cje/index.php/cje-rce/article/view/1012 SP - 3-30 AB - <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">This study explores the linkages between students&rsquo; sense of entitlement and their approaches to learning, based on survey research at a large public university in Canada.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Through literature review and pilot testing, a questionnaire instrument was developed that measures four constructs:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>academic entitlement, deep learning, surface learning and strategic learning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Survey responses (n=1=2116) suggest that students approach learning in mixed ways, and that approaches to learning intersect with students&rsquo; sense of entitlement in complex ways.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Overall, students&rsquo; scores on the sense of entitlement scale were found to be moderate, challenging some of the assertions about today&rsquo;s students that have been made in the popular press.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span></span></p> ER -