ERIC Number: EJ1156732
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Nov
Pages: 17
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Patterns and Predictors of Academic Dishonesty in Romanian University Students
Ives, Bob; Alama, Madalina; Mosora, Liviu Cosmin; Mosora, Mihaela; Grosu-Radulescu, Lucia; Clinciu, Aurel Ion; Cazan, Ana-Maria; Badescu, Gabriel; Tufis, Claudiu; Diaconu, Mihaela; Dutu, Amalia
Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, v74 n5 p815-831 Nov 2017
Academic dishonesty in higher education is an increasingly visible problem throughout the world and in Romania in particular. A total of 1127 university students from six public Romanian universities were surveyed for their experiences and beliefs with 22 behaviors that might be considered academically dishonest. A five-factor solution to the frequencies of these behaviors was interpretable and accounted for more than half of the total variance. How acceptable students believed the behaviors were and how often students witnessed other students engage in these behaviors were consistent predictors of the frequency of the behaviors, with small to medium effect sizes. Demographic predictors of these behaviors, including gender, academic specialty, year in school, institution, grade average, and scholarship status, predicted very little variance in the behaviors. Implications and limitations of the study, as well as limitations of research in the field, are discussed.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Predictor Variables, Ethics, College Students, Beliefs, Student Surveys, Student Behavior, Incidence, Effect Size, Demography, Gender Differences, Majors (Students), Cohort Analysis, Institutional Characteristics, Grade Point Average, Scholarships
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Romania
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