Students as Clients in a Professional/Client Relationship
- 1 June 2000
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Management Education
- Vol. 24 (3) , 353-365
- https://doi.org/10.1177/105256290002400306
Abstract
In this article, the author suggests the use of a professional/client metaphor for conceptualizing the relationship of professors and students. The framework suggested by the use of this metaphor provides a useful and explicit alternative to the problematic student-as-customer metaphor. The advantages of invoking this metaphor are illustrated by discussing the professional/client relationship in general and by discussing four specific cases of professional/client relationships. Suggestions are provided for inculcating a professional/client atmosphere in the classroom.Keywords
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