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Faculty Beliefs Regarding Online Academic Dishonesty and the Measures Taken to Address Academic Dishonesty in Georgia
… distributed body of students. Although academic dishonesty has been a well documented problem for many years, the distance learning environment has not been studied as carefully as instruction in traditional classrooms. Specifically, little research has been conducted to identify what …
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Dishonesty and social presence in retail
The independent style of scanning and payment at self-service checkouts (SCOs) has resulted in areas for concern. The reduction of employee involvement may reduce the social presence perceived at a SCO. Social presence is when a user experiences the perception that there is another intelligence or …
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Academic dishonesty: a study in the magnitude of and justifications for academic dishonesty among college undergraduate and graduate students
<p>The purpose of this investigation was to examine the degree to which college undergraduate and graduate students cheat as well as to examine if the justifications for cheating differed amongst these groups. Cheating behavior scores and justifications for engaging in academically dishonest …
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Responding to Academic Dishonesty: Faculty and Student Perspectives
Implications for policy and practice, recommendations, and suggestions for further research are also presented.
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Academic dishonesty: the link between academics and the law
… research completed on the problem of academic dishonesty at the college and university level. However, there is a dearth of studies done on academic dishonesty as it relates to the legal issues and trends related to higher education administration. The purpose of this research is to analyze the …
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Predicting academic dishonesty using the theory of planned behaviour
This study investigates academic dishonesty among undergraduate commerce students using the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB). A total of 579 respondents from three tertiary institutions in the Western Cape in South Africa completed an online survey about their attitudes, subjective norms, …
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Academic Dishonesty: Attitudes and Behaviors of Fundamentalist Christian College Students
This study was designed to examine: (1) the extent to which cheating occurs in fundamentalist Christian colleges; (2) the attitudes of fundamentalist Christian college students toward cheating; (3) attitudes of fundamentalist Christian college students toward cheating among their peers; (4) the …
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An investigation of academic dishonesty among undergraduates at Kansas State University
… women reported the most behavior in academic dishonesty, and older women reported the lowest behavior in academic dishonesty. The race/ethnicity and major comparisons yielded no differences. Finally, the findings suggest the need for further systematic research on academic dishonesty.
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Reconsidering Academic Dishonesty: A Critical Examination of a Complex Organizational Problem
Academic dishonesty, traditionally framed as a problem of student agency, plagues higher education institutions. In order to facilitate leadership toward the resolution of the problem, this study reconsiders academic dishonesty as a symptom of the complex interplay among agency, structure, and …
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ARISTOTELIAN-INSPIRED MODEL FOR CURTAILING ACADEMIC DISHONESTY IN THE UNITED STATES
… explores the growing epidemic of academic dishonesty in the United States in order to propose an Aristotelian-inspired model for developing moral character to curtail this epidemic. The task is laid out in four parts. Chapter one responds to the problem of akrasia, adopting a modified …
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Descriptive Analysis of Georgia High School Teachers' Perceptions of Academic Dishonesty
… of examining teachers' perceptions of academic dishonesty during the 2006-2007 school year. Data were gathered to establish teachers' perceptions of academic dishonesty by exploring what behaviors teachers felt to be academically dishonest, how teachers addressed such occurrences, whether …
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Lies in the dark: An analysis of dark personality traits and dishonesty
… of dark traits tend to engage in more frequent dishonesty (Jonason et al., 2014; Zvi & Elaad, 2018). However, previous studies have not clearly determined what specific types of lies (e.g., altruistic, self-serving, and vindictive) are common among individuals exhibiting dark traits. Though some …
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Exploring The Relationship Between Academic Dishonesty And Moral Development In Law School Students
… between the moral aptitude and academic dishonesty of law students. Also, no relationship existed between moral aptitude and category (papers, assignments and homework, or exams) of dishonest academic behavior. However, the study revealed that the highest number of instances of dishonest …
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The many faces of Rob Ford: the representation of politician deviance, dishonesty and denial
The discourse surrounding recent Canadian politics has involved the misbehaviour of Toronto’s former mayor, Rob Ford. Much of the information the public received about the antics of Ford is derived from media representations. The current inquiry sought to understand the treatment of Ford by the …
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The Anatomy of Academic Dishonesty: Cognitive Development, Self-Concept, Neutralization Techniques, and Attitudes Toward Cheating
… (1) The relationships between academic dishonesty and each of the following overall independent variables: cognitive development, use of neutralization techniques, self-concept as a multifaceted cognitive construct, and attitude toward cheating, and (2) the reasons behind college student …
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Academic Dishonesty in Traditional and Online Courses as Self-Reported by Students in Online Courses.
… this study was to examine engagement in academic dishonesty in traditional and online college courses and the perceptions of online students toward academic dishonesty. Students enrolled in the Tennessee Regents Online Degree Program (RODP) who had taken both online and traditional courses were …
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Academic Expectations of a High School and the Frequency of AcademicDishonesty as Reported by High School Principals in Virginia
A review of research indicates that academic dishonesty is a common occurrence at all levels of education with high school being a significant determinant in whether one will engage in cheating at the college level. Current research is heavily concentrated on cheating at the college level. This …
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Rationalizing the Decision to Cheat: An Empirical Analysis to Determine Whether Social Rational Orientation can Predict Academic Dishonesty
Academic dishonesty is a wide-spread issue that plagues educational institutions, including those in higher education. The purpose of higher education is to increase knowledge and foster learning within students who are willing to put forth the effort necessary to earn a degree. However, students …
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Skolininko nesąžiningumo sudėties analizė /
Analysis of Corpus Delicti of Debtor's Dishonesty.
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An examination of Academic Integrity Policies, Standards, and Programs at Public and Private Intstitutions
Academic dishonesty is a major dilemma for institutions of higher learning. Cheating behaviors among students have been documented as early as 1941 when Drake conducted a study that indicated that 23% of students cheated. Since then percentages of students involved in cheating and academic …
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