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A Closer Look at Responsibility for Students' Lives
How do students, parents and teachers differ in their views on responsibility? In the
case of a student's getting a good education, most students (57%) think that they are
most responsible and most parents (66%) think that they are most responsible
(Exhibit 7.5). Teachers, however, are almost equally divided, placing the responsibil-
ity among themselves (31%), the student (36%) and parents (30%).
Exhibit 7.5
Students' Getting a Good Education
Q435/Q535/Q515 Who is MOST responsible for each of the following things?
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In the case of a student's learning about different jobs and careers, half of stu-
dents (48%) say that they are most responsible, although one-third (34%) say that
teachers are most responsible (Exhibit 7.6). Parents are equally likely to mention
teachers (31%), although more than half say that they themselves are most responsi-
ble (54%). Teachers predominantly think that they are most responsible for a stu-
dent's learning about different jobs and careers (72%).
