@inproceedings{57dbd88046524bcdbd09e9a9324c4aa1,
title = "On Authority in Academia",
abstract = "This paper describes and discusses the Icelandic experience of maintaining authority in University engineering courses. Professors are experiencing that students are intentionally and continuously challenging their authority; e.g. by ignoring instructions and carrying out tasks relying solely on their own understanding and talent (sometimes collectively). This makes teaching difficult and often frustrating. Several aspects of university teaching are addressed; e.g., different expectations of students and professors, different types of authority, challenges in building Professor-Student Relationships and what influence the relationship can have on the quality of teaching.",
keywords = "Authority, Expectations, Students, Teaching, University",
author = "Runar Unnthorsson and Richter, \{Christiaan Petrus\}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018 IEEE.; 28th European Association for Education in Electrical and Information Engineering Annual Conference, EAEEIE 2018 ; Conference date: 26-09-2018 Through 28-09-2018",
year = "2018",
month = nov,
day = "13",
doi = "10.1109/EAEEIE.2018.8534214",
language = "English",
series = "2018 28th EAEEIE Annual Conference, EAEEIE 2018",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
editor = "Saemundur Thorsteinsson and Helgi Thorbergsson and Kristinn Andersen and Karl Gudmundoosn",
booktitle = "2018 28th EAEEIE Annual Conference, EAEEIE 2018",
address = "United States",
}