Undergraduate Student Perceptions of Academic Dishonesty as a Function of Ethnicity and Religious Participation.

Sutton, E. Michael; Huba, Mary E.

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ERIC Number: EJ514455

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1995

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Undergraduate Student Perceptions of Academic Dishonesty as a Function of Ethnicity and Religious Participation.

Sutton, E. Michael; Huba, Mary E.

NASPA Journal, v33 n1 p19-34 Fall 1995

Examines whether African American and white students vary in their perceptions of academic dishonesty, and when cheating is justified. Also examines these perceptions according to students' level of participation in religious activities. Found general agreement that 15 behaviors were considered dishonest. Religiosity influenced perceptions of cheating. Racial differences were reported. (JBJ)

Descriptors: Blacks, Cheating, Codes of Ethics, College Students, Discipline Problems, Higher Education, Perception, Racial Differences, Religion, Social Cognition, Whites

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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