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Jovana Janinovic; Sanja Pekovic; Rajka Djokovic; Dijana Vuckovic – SAGE Open, 2024
This paper examined the role of honor codes and severity of punishment on the students' perception of cheating seriousness in order to assess the effectiveness of institutional policies on preventing the academic misconduct. In order to further put into perspective the obtained results, two moderating factors were included in the empirical…
Descriptors: School Policy, Ethics, Punishment, Cheating
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Sefcik, Lesley; Striepe, Michelle; Yorke, Jonathan – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2020
Research has shown that academic integrity education programs can have a positive impact on student attitudes and reduce breaches of academic integrity. Although programs vary across institutions, there is relatively little research on their comparative efficacy. Accordingly, this study examines how higher education institutions in Australia and…
Descriptors: Integrity, Cheating, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries
Wiederspan, Mark – Center for Analysis of Postsecondary Education and Employment, 2015
The degree to which students are able to make adequate repayments on their student loans and avoid default is of special concern for colleges. If too many former students go into default, the college will face sanctions by the federal government and lose eligibility to provide currently enrolled students federal financial aid, such as the Pell…
Descriptors: Student Loan Programs, Loan Repayment, Loan Default, College Students
Meagher, Peter J. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The focus of this dissertation was the use of restorative justice practices in the collegiate setting. Some have expressed concern with the legal nature of campus conduct processes. Restorative practices have been implemented in criminal justice and K-12 settings and are seen by some as an antidote to overly legalistic campus conduct processes.…
Descriptors: Sanctions, Justice, Student Development, College Students
Cusack, Michael J. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2007
This fall the Academic Progress Rate, a formula that the National Collegiate Athletic Association developed to measure the academic performance of its member teams, will go into full effect. Known as the APR, the formula consists of two variables: academic performance (which requires satisfactory grades and timely progress to a degree) and student…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Athletics, Sanctions, Academic Achievement
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Oswalt, Sara B.; Shutt, Michael D.; English, Erin; Little, Shay Davis – Journal of College Student Development, 2007
Universities often conduct alcohol interventions for individuals who have violated institutional, local, or state laws. Few of these programs have been evaluated thoroughly. This study examined the impact of a 10-hour alcohol education course on 400 college students whose attendance was required as part of a judicial sanction. The…
Descriptors: College Students, Intervention, Student Attitudes, Alcohol Education
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Bell-Elkins, Julie – About Campus, 2002
Framingham State College's response to alcohol-related incidents emphasizes one-on-one interaction with students and campus-community collaboration. The policy, which was introduced in 1985 and continues to evolve, has vastly reduced the number of repeat alcohol-related offenses. (BF)
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Alcoholic Beverages, College Environment, College Students
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Lewis, Todd F.; Thombs, Dennis L. – NASPA Journal, 2005
The aim of this study was to conduct a multivariate assessment of college student drinking motivations at a campus with conventional alcohol control policies and enforcement practices, including the establishment and dissemination of alcohol policies and the use of warnings to arouse fear of sanctions. Two explanatory models were compared:…
Descriptors: Risk, Models, College Students, Alcohol Abuse