Date of Award
5-2015
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Legacy Department
Educational Leadership
Committee Chair/Advisor
Patricia First
Committee Member
Tony Cawthon
Committee Member
Susan Limber
Committee Member
Anthony Normore
Committee Member
Bruce Ransome
Committee Member
James Satterfield
Abstract
The purpose of this explanatory, embedded case study was to understand why the proposed Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention statute and the Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment statute did not passed. The data for the study was conducted through direct observations of congressional committee hearings, document analysis and open-ended interviews. The proposed Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention statute addresses cyberbullying by imposing criminal sanctions. The proposed Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Statute seeks to provide federal grants to institutions of higher education to implement anti-harassment programs. The findings revealed that vague terminology, language dealing with LGBT people and sexual orientation as well as free speech issues kept the two proposed statutes from moving through the legislative process. The role of religion was found to have a significant impact on the beliefs of policy-makers which influences how they view legislation.
Recommended Citation
Vines, James, "AN EMBEDDED CASE STUDY OF THE PROPOSED MEGAN MEIER CYBERBULLYING PREVENTION STATUTE & THE PROPOSED TYLER CLEMENTI HIGHER EDUCATION ANTI-HARASSMENT STATUTE" (2015). All Dissertations. 1526.
https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_dissertations/1526