154 pages
234 x 156mm
ISBN-10: 1 85856 369 0
ISBN-13: 978 1 85856 369 5
June 2006

'Here is a serious attempt to set the parameters of the debate on what to do about 'students behaving badly', a discussion that will doubtless reverberate for many years to come'. - Youth and Policy

No member of staff of any organisation should be expected to tolerate violence and abuse and, as Lee identifies, universities must address the issue or face the consequent loss of valuable staff, not to mention expensive and potentially damaging litigation. I agree with her that the time has come for a concerted campaign to force the issue.
- Higher Education Review


This book reveals the hidden problem of unacceptable student conduct towards academics in the UK. With a focus on gender relations, it draws on first-hand empirical research funded by the Nuffield Foundation to investigate a matter not explored in a British academic text before.
Ways are sought to understand unacceptable student behaviour in universities. How can the poor management of students' bad behaviour and sexual bullying be improved - something the research shows to be sorely needed.

This original book on a growing problem will interest readers in North America, Europe and Australia. It should be required reading for academics and university managers and will be helpful to university staff working in human resources and staff development. It will also be relevant to students of gender relations in the workplace, sociology, post-compulsory education, management and human resources training.

Dr Deborah Lee is senior lecturer in Sociology at Nottingham Trent University.