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Contract Cheating and Blackmail: A Risky Business?
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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
Exploring Academic Dishonesty in the Middle East: A Qualitative Analysis of Students' Perceptions
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Aljurf, Saladin; Kemp, Linzi J.; Williams, Paul – Studies in Higher Education, 2020
Most previous studies of academic dishonesty have been conducted in North America and Europe, and have focused on the contextual, institutional, and individual factors that influence students' propensity to cheat. While such studies offer useful background and structure to this endemic problem, this study aimed to gain deeper insights into student…
Descriptors: Ethics, Cheating, Student Attitudes, Arabs
Contract Cheating: A Survey of Australian University Students
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Bretag, Tracey; Harper, Rowena; Burton, Michael; Ellis, Cath; Newton, Philip; Rozenberg, Pearl; Saddiqui, Sonia; van Haeringen, Karen – Studies in Higher Education, 2019
Recent Australian media scandals suggest that university students are increasingly outsourcing their assessments to third parties -- a behaviour known as 'contract cheating'. This paper reports on findings from a large survey of students from eight Australian universities (n = 14,086) which sought to explore students' experiences with and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cheating, College Students, Outsourcing
"Teach Us How to Do It Properly!" An Australian Academic Integrity Student Survey
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Bretag, Tracey; Mahmud, Saadia; Wallace, Margaret; Walker, Ruth; McGowan, Ursula; East, Julianne; Green, Margaret; Partridge, Lee; James, Colin – Studies in Higher Education, 2014
The results of a large online student survey (n?=?15,304), on academic integrity at six Australian universities, indicate that a majority of respondents reported a good awareness of academic integrity and knowledge of academic integrity policy at their university and were satisfied with the information and support they receive. Response varied…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Surveys, Online Surveys, Student Attitudes
Who Has Read the Policy on Plagiarism? Unpacking Students' Understanding of Plagiarism
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Gullifer, J. M.; Tyson, G. A. – Studies in Higher Education, 2014
Research has established that the term "plagiarism" is open to different interpretations, resulting in confusion among students and staff alike. University policy on academic integrity/misconduct defines the behaviours that all stakeholders must abide by, and the parameters for reporting, investigating and penalising infringements. These…
Descriptors: Plagiarism, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Student Attitudes
Undergraduate Cheating: Who Does What and Why?
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Franklyn-Stokes, Arlene; Newstead, Stephen E. – Studies in Higher Education, 1995
Two British studies of undergraduate student cheating are reported: the first is a study of university staff (n=20) and students' (n=112) perceptions of cheating, resulting in a classification of cheating behaviors; the second used student (n=128) self-reports to identify age, gender, discipline, and institutional characteristics related to…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cheating, College Faculty, College Students