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McCabe, Donald L.; Feghali, Tony; Abdallah, Hanin – Research in Higher Education, 2008
Little work has been done on academic dishonesty in the Middle East. This research investigates the nature of the relationship between contextual factors and academic dishonesty using a sample from three private universities in Lebanon, and compares the results to a sample from seven large universities in the US. Using the basic model of McCabe et…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Universities, Private Colleges, Integrity
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McCabe, Donald L.; Trevino, Linda Klebe – Research in Higher Education, 1997
A survey of 1,793 students at nine state universities found cheating was influenced by a number of characteristics of individuals, including age, sex, and grade point average, and contextual factors, including level of cheating among peers, peer disapproval of cheating, fraternity/sorority membership, and perceived severity of penalties for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, Cheating
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McCabe, Donald L. – Research in Higher Education, 1993
A study of 789 college faculty at 16 institutions of higher education found faculty reluctant to report students for academic dishonesty, even at institutions with strong honor codes. Most preferred that faculty, students, and administrators all be involved in handling incidents of cheating. Student attitudes, determined in an earlier study, are…
Descriptors: Cheating, Codes of Ethics, College Faculty, College Students
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McCabe, Donald L.; Trevino, Linda Klebe; Butterfield, Kenneth D. – Research in Higher Education, 2002
Investigated the influence of modified honor codes, an alternative to traditional codes that is gaining popularity on larger campuses. Also tested the model of student academic dishonesty previously suggested by McCabe and Trevino. Found that modified honor codes are associated with lower levels of student dishonesty and that the McCabe Trevino…
Descriptors: Cheating, Codes of Ethics, College Students, Higher Education