Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Date of Award

1-1-2022

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Ed.D. in Education

First Advisor

Neal Hutchens

Second Advisor

Whitney Webb

Third Advisor

K.B. Melear

School

University of Mississippi

Relational Format

dissertation/thesis

Abstract

This project is a three-part Dissertation in Practice (DiP) that provides a comparison of academic student policies at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC). For the purpose of this study, the term “student academic policies” relates to rules and procedures for grievances, student dismissals, sanctions, and suspensions. At UMMC, potential violations on the part of students can occur based on failure to maintain required academic standards or lapses in professional conduct. An important goal of the manuscript is to reflect on ways to help ensure consistency and fairness in academic student policies based on a comparison of academic standards and policies across programs of UMMC. The examination of policies at the UMMC during the research period provided the framework for the project’s argument. The research sought to uncover, compare, and contrast the student academic policies among the seven schools on campus through public records.

Following the data analysis and collection, the researched obtained led to the development of a protocol checklist called the Three R’s for Safeguard, which is a recommendation to protect student rights and provide a means of protection against violations of fairness and equity on the part of higher education institutions.

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