
ERIC Number: EJ701990
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Mar-1
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0146-3934
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Attributes and Statuses of College Students Associated with Classroom Cheating on a Small-Sized Campus
Dawkins, Russell L.
College Student Journal, v38 n1 p116 Mar 2004
This exploratory study examines self-reported acts of academic dishonesty for a sample of 858 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students on a small college campus (8,350 students). The study raises awareness to the occurrences, and challenges of academic dishonesty at small-sized institutions, somewhat overlooked in empirical research. Attributes of students and characteristics of the campus are found to be associated with cheating on classroom examinations (42.4%), but less so for copying from the internet or "cyber-cheating" (19.8%). More important in the decision to cheat however, are the informal networking, and socialization among students.
Descriptors: Small Colleges, Cheating, College Students, Student Characteristics, Higher Education, Plagiarism, Peer Influence, Extracurricular Activities, Predictor Variables, Internet, Deception
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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