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Katy Dineen; Loretta Goff – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2024
While the integrity of academic work has always been vitally important, since the establishment of the International Center for Academic Integrity in 1992 increasing attention has been paid to the area. The term academic integrity now explicitly appears in policy and in job titles or offices tasked with either detection, training, or both.…
Descriptors: Integrity, Ethics, Intellectual Development, Moral Values
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Bor Luen Tang – Research Ethics, 2024
Scientific research is supposed to acquire or generate knowledge, but such a purpose would be severely undermined by instances of research misconduct (RM) and questionable research practices (QRP). RM and QRP are often framed in terms of moral transgressions by individuals (bad apples) whose aberrant acts could be made conducive by shortcomings in…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Ethics, Integrity, Cheating
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Timothy M. Daly; James C. Ryan – International Journal for Educational Integrity, 2024
This paper presents the first systematic investigation into the search engine optimization practices of major contract cheating websites in the United States. From a business perspective, visibility in organic search engine results is considered one of the top client recruitment tools. The current understanding of student recruitment strategies by…
Descriptors: Search Engines, Contracts, Cheating, Web Sites
Miloš Boškovic – Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 2023
This paper argues that legislative intervention rather than deontological rules could be an adequate tool to address academic integrity concerns, particularly in civil law jurisdictions, which is the case in the majority of European countries. The recently enacted Montenegrin law on academic integrity offers a promising foundation for developing…
Descriptors: Integrity, Cheating, Educational Legislation, Laws
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Renuka Sharma; Kiran Mehta; Vishal Vyas – Journal of Education for Business, 2024
The propensity to cheat is intrinsic to every kind of education or training that requires effort and commitment. Academic dishonesty is a significant issue among secondary and postsecondary students worldwide. The majority of students have been involved in at least one kind of academic dishonesty in the preceding academic year. The fraud triangle…
Descriptors: Ethics, Cheating, Business Administration Education, Integrity
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Agwu, Prince; Odii, Aloysius; Orjiakor, Tochukwu; Roy, Pallavi; Nzeadibe, Chidi; Onalu, Chinyere; Okoye, Uzoma Odera; Onwujekwe, Obinna – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2022
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to describe the nature and operations of schools commonly regarded as "Miracle Examination Centres (MECs)" in Nigeria, through the lens of stakeholders in education. This study also assessed stakeholders' perspectives on the possible solutions to the problem of MECs. Design/methodology/approach: The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Malpractice, Cheating, Stakeholders
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Melvin Prince; Emma Wang – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2024
Past studies of academic dishonesty typically have been grounded in the theory of planned behaviour. Key predictors of academic dishonesty variables under this framework generally have been attitudes towards academic dishonesty, the impact of peer pressure to engage in such acts, and individual perceptions of related acts. However, planned…
Descriptors: Integrity, Cheating, Ethics, Student Behavior
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Yorke, Jonathan; Sefcik, Lesley; Veeran-Colton, Terisha – Studies in Higher Education, 2022
This study examines the emergent issue of blackmail and contract cheating through a scenario-based online exercise completed by 587 university students in Western Australia. Participants were presented with two consecutive scenarios, each involving a difficult assignment. The possibility of blackmail was introduced prior to (and within) the second…
Descriptors: Cheating, Contracts, Integrity, Risk
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Parkinson, Ann L.; Hatje, Eva; Kynn, Mary; Kuballa, Anna V.; Donkin, Rebecca; Reinke, Nicole B. – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2022
Academic integrity is important, not just in the university setting but beyond, as students graduate and move into professional fields. Discrepancies in the understanding of what constitutes academic dishonesty exist between institutional policies, discipline areas and individual educators, which creates challenges for students trying to uphold…
Descriptors: Integrity, Cheating, Ethics, Plagiarism
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Prince Agwu; Charles T. Orjiakor; Aloysius Odii; Chinyere Onalu; Chidi Nzeadibe; Pallavi Roy; Obinna Onwujekwe; Uzoma Okoye – Oxford Review of Education, 2024
The importance placed on passing Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) in Nigeria has led to the emergence of 'Miracle Examination Centres' (MECs). MECs are schools where candidates get undeserving excellent SSCE results through institutionally enabled malpractice. This undermines the Nigerian education sector and its leadership.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Exit Examinations, Ethics, Certification
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Rami F. Mustafa – Higher Education Studies, 2024
Academic writing courses are critical in higher education. However, they often rely on directive measures, or "shoves," that impose rigid guidelines, high-stakes assessments, and punitive consequences. These approaches, such as inflexible deadlines and harsh grading penalties, can increase student anxiety, disengagement, and surface…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Academic Language, Direct Instruction, High Stakes Tests
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Holtfreter, Kristy; Reisig, Michael D.; Pratt, Travis C.; Mays, Ryan D. – Studies in Higher Education, 2020
Little research has investigated the conditions that lead to research misconduct. To develop effective intervention/prevention strategies, this void must be filled. This study administered a mixed-mode survey (i.e. mail and online) to a stratified random sample of tenured and tenure-track faculty in the natural, social, and applied sciences (N =…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Researchers, Scientific Research, Natural Sciences
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Pàmies, Maria del Mar; Valverde, Mireia; Cross, Christine – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2020
This article examines the management of the seemingly ubiquitous problem of plagiarism by students in higher education. An integrated review of the conceptual and empirical literature to date is undertaken in the pursuit of two objectives. First, to provide structure to the scattered knowledge about the topic, which is achieved by developing a…
Descriptors: Plagiarism, Educational Research, College Students, Cheating
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Felaefel, Marwan; Salem, Mohamed; Jaafar, Rola; Jassim, Ghufran; Edwards, Hillary; Rashid-Doubell, Fiza; Yousri, Reham; Ali, Nahed M.; Silverman, Henry – Journal of Academic Ethics, 2018
Recent studies from Western countries indicate significant levels of questionable research practices, but similar data from low and middle-income countries are limited. Our aims were to assess the prevalence of and attitudes regarding research misconduct among researchers in several universities in the Middle East and to identify factors that…
Descriptors: Incidence, Researchers, Cheating, Developing Nations
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Ramos, Rosária; Gonçalves, Joaquim; Gonçalves, Sónia P. – Education Sciences, 2020
The perception that academic fraud is widespread in higher education affects the credibility of higher education schools, giving rise to doubts concerning the quality of learning and the students' preparation for their professional life. Academic misconduct is presently a common research area. However, higher education schools still seem unable to…
Descriptors: Cheating, Plagiarism, Deception, Integrity
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