Cheating in College: Why Students Do It and What Educators Can Do About It
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Will Barratt
Will Barratt is the Coffman Distinguished Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at Indiana State University, where he has taught student affairs, higher education, and counseling courses, and has been associate dean of the College of Graduate Studies.
Abstract
Integrity has been a topic of interest for thousands of years. Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics, the Code of Hammurabi, and many sacred writings cover ethics and promote honesty and integrity. In the modern world integrity, and specifically academic integrity, is a hot topic. With advances in students’ ability to copy and paste from Internet resources to advances in plagiarism detection software, new areas of cheating in college are emerging. Academic integrity among U.S. students, according to McCaber, Butterfield, and Treviño, is part of the larger discussion about integrity because dishonesty in college is related to dishonesty in their lives after college. This book covers two decades of quantitative research on student cheating in college, analyzes the results from several perspectives, and includes an exploration of data from research studies in high schools. The chapters cover prevalence, types, and methods of cheating; individual student characteristics and cheating; institutional factors and cheating; honor codes and cheating; the role of faculty in cheating; and end with a look at cheating in business and professional schools. The final chapter explores practical advice for faculty and administrators.
About the author
Will Barratt is the Coffman Distinguished Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at Indiana State University, where he has taught student affairs, higher education, and counseling courses, and has been associate dean of the College of Graduate Studies.
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Articles in the same Issue
- From the Editor
- Second-Class Citizens on Campus? Promoting an Ethic of Care for Undergraduates in Student–College Relationships
- Invited Feature Article
- The Enduring Value of an Ethic of Caring
- Honesty, Cheating, and Character in College
- Caring About Students – The Work of Student Affairs
- Peer Reviewed Article
- How Effective Is Honor Code Reporting Over Instructor- Implemented Measures? A Pilot Study
- Undergraduate Student Leadership and Social Change
- Best Practices
- Character Development: Putting It Into Practice in Admissions and Instruction
- Interfaith Cooperation on Campus
- Measuring Student Learning for Interfaith Cooperation: The Pluralism and Worldview Engagement Rubric
- Opinion and Perspectives
- Whose Code of Conduct Matters Most? Examining the Link Between Academic Integrity and Student Development
- What They’re Reading
- Cheating in College: Why Students Do It and What Educators Can Do About It
- Ethical Issues on Campus
- Who Owns Community?
Articles in the same Issue
- From the Editor
- Second-Class Citizens on Campus? Promoting an Ethic of Care for Undergraduates in Student–College Relationships
- Invited Feature Article
- The Enduring Value of an Ethic of Caring
- Honesty, Cheating, and Character in College
- Caring About Students – The Work of Student Affairs
- Peer Reviewed Article
- How Effective Is Honor Code Reporting Over Instructor- Implemented Measures? A Pilot Study
- Undergraduate Student Leadership and Social Change
- Best Practices
- Character Development: Putting It Into Practice in Admissions and Instruction
- Interfaith Cooperation on Campus
- Measuring Student Learning for Interfaith Cooperation: The Pluralism and Worldview Engagement Rubric
- Opinion and Perspectives
- Whose Code of Conduct Matters Most? Examining the Link Between Academic Integrity and Student Development
- What They’re Reading
- Cheating in College: Why Students Do It and What Educators Can Do About It
- Ethical Issues on Campus
- Who Owns Community?
