1,108
Views
17
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

College Students’ Perceptions of and Responses to Academic Dishonesty: An Investigation of Type of Honor Code, Institution Size, and Student–Faculty Ratio

, , &

REFERENCES

  • Anderman, E. M., & Murdock, T. B. (2007). The psychology of academic cheating. In E. M. Anderman & T. B. Murdock (Eds.), Psychology of academic cheating (pp. 1–8). San Diego, CA: Elsevier.
  • Arnold, R., Martin, B., Jinks, M., & Bigby, L. (2007). Is there a relationship between honor codes and academic dishonesty? Journal of College & Character, 8, 1–20. doi:10.2202/1940-1639.1164
  • Bath, M., Hovde, P., George, E., Schulz, K., Larson, E., & Brunvatne, E. (2014). Academic integrity and community ties at a small, religious-affiliated liberal arts college. International Journal for Educational Integrity, 10(2), 31–43.
  • Bertram Gallant, T. (2008). Dimensions of the issue: Toward a robust explanation. ASHE Higher Education Report, 33(5), 47–63. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
  • Bowers, W. J. (1964). Student dishonesty and its control in college. New York, NY: Bureau of Applied Social Research, Columbia University.
  • Burrus, R., McGoldrick, K., & Schuhmann, P. (2007). Self-reports of student cheating: Does a definition of cheating matter? Journal of Economic Education, 38, 3–16. doi:10.3200/JECE.38.1.3-17
  • Carpenter, D. D., Harding, T. S., & Finelli, C. J. (2010). Using research to identify academicdishonesty deterrents among engineering undergraduates. International Journal Ofengineering Education, 26(5), 1156–1165.
  • Carpenter, D. D., Harding, T. S., Montgomery, S. M., Steneck, N., & Dey, E. (2002, November). Student perceptions of institutional and instructor based techniques for dealing with academic dishonesty. 32nd Annual Frontiers in Education, 3, S1H-9-S1H-14. doi:10.1109/FIE.2002.1158644
  • Davis, S. F., Drinan, P. F., & Bertram Gallant, T. (2009). Cheating in school: What we know and what we can do. Chichester, UK: Wiley-Blackwell.
  • Davis, S. F., Grover, C. A., Becker, A. H., & McGregor, L. N. (1992). Academic dishonesty: Prevalence, determinants, techniques, and punishments. Teaching of Psychology, 19(1), 16–20. doi:10.1207/s15328023top1901_3
  • Diekhoff, G., LaBeff, E., Clark, R., Williams, L., Francis, B., & Haines, V. (1996). College cheating: Ten years later. Research in Higher Education, 37, 487–502. doi:10.1007/BF01730111
  • Dix, E. L., Emery, L. F., & Le, B. (2014). Committed to the honor code: An investment modelanalysis of academic integrity. Social Psychology of Education, 17(1), 179–196. doi:10.1007/s11218-013-9246-2
  • DuPree, D., & Sattler, S. (2010, June). Texas Tech University: McCabe Academic IntegritySurvey Report ( Unpublished report). Lubbock: Office of Planning and Assessment, Texas Tech University.
  • Genereux, R., & McLeod, B. (1995). Circumstances surrounding cheating: A questionnaire study of college students. Research in Higher Education, 36, 687–704. doi:10.1007/BF02208251
  • Graham, M. A., Monday, J., O’Brien, K., & Steffen, S. (1994). Cheating at small colleges: An examination of student and faculty attitudes and behaviors. Journal of College Student Development, 35, 255–260.
  • Gurung, R. A. R., Wilhelm, T. M., & Filz, T. (2012). Optimizing honor codes for online exam administration. Ethics & Behavior, 22, 158–162. doi:10.1080/10508422.2011.641836
  • Hollinger, R. C., & Lanza-Kaduce, L. (1995). Academic dishonesty and the perceived effectiveness of countermeasures: An empirical survey of cheating at a major public university. Naspa, 46(4), 587–602. doi:10.2202/1949-6605.5033
  • Jordan, A. E. (2001). College student cheating: The role of motivation, perceived norms, attitudes, and knowledge of institutional policy. Ethics & Behavior, 11(3), 233–247. doi:10.1207/S15327019EB1103_3
  • Konheim-Kalkstein, Y. L. (2006). Use of a classroom honor code in higher education. The Journal of Credibility Assessment and Witness Psychology, 7, 169–179.
  • Konheim-Kalkstein, Y. L., Stellmack, M. A., & Shilkey, M. L. (2008). Comparison of honor code and non-honor code classrooms at a non-honor code university. Journal of College & Character, 9(3), 1–13. doi:10.2202/1940-1639.1115
  • McCabe, D. L. (1993). Faculty responses to academic dishonesty: The influence of student honor codes. Research in Higher Education, 34(5), 647–658. doi:10.1007/BF00991924
  • McCabe, D. L., & Bowers, W. J. (1994). Academic dishonesty among males in college: A thirty year perspective. Journal of College Student Development, 35, 5–10.
  • McCabe, D., & Pavela, G. (2000). Some good news about academic integrity. Change: the Magazine of Higher Learning, 32, 32–38. doi:10.1080/00091380009605738
  • McCabe, D. L., & Treviño, L. K. (1993). Academic dishonesty: Honor codes and other contextual influence. Journal of Higher Education, 64(5), 522–538. doi:10.2307/2959991
  • McCabe, D. L., & Trevino, L. K. (1997). Individual and contextual influences on academic dishonesty: A multicampus investigation. Research in Higher Education, 38, 379–396. doi:10.1023/A:1024954224675
  • McCabe, D. L., Treviño, L. K., & Butterfield, K. D. (1999). Academic integrity in honor code and non-honor code environments: A qualitative investigation. The Journal of Higher Education, 70(2), 211–234. doi:10.2307/2649128
  • McCabe, D. L., Treviño, L. K., & Butterfield, K. D. (2001). Dishonesty in academic environments: The influence of peer reporting requirements. The Journal of Higher Education, 72, 29–45. doi:10.2307/2649132
  • McCabe, D., Treviño, L., & Butterfield, K. D. (2002). Honor codes and other contextual influences on academic integrity: A replication and extension to modified honor code settings. Research in Higher Education, 43, 357–378. doi:10.1023/A:1014893102151
  • Melgoza, P., & Smith, J. (2008). Revitalizing an existing honor code program. Innovative Higher Education, 32, 209–219. doi:10.1007/s10755-007-9048-6
  • Murdock, T. B., & Anderman, E. M. (2006). Motivational perspectives on student cheating: Toward an integrated model of academic dishonesty. Educational Psychologist, 41, 129–145. doi:10.1207/s15326985ep4103_1
  • Olafson, L., Schraw, G., Nadelson, L., Nadelson, S., & Kehrwald, N. (2013). Exploring the judgement-action gap: College students and academic dishonesty. Ethics & Behavior, 23, 148–162. doi:10.1080/10508422.2012.714247
  • O’Rourke, J., Barnes, J., Deaton, A., Fulks, K., Ryan, K., & Rettinger, D. (2010). Imitation is the sincerest form of cheating: The influence of direct knowledge and attitudes on academic dishonesty. Ethics & Behavior, 20(1), 47–64. doi:10.1080/10508420903482616
  • Pauli, K., Arthur, T., & Price, R. (2014). Upon this rock: The effect of an honor code, religious affiliation, and ethics education on the perceived acceptability of cheating. Journal of Leadership, Accountability, and Ethics, 11(1), 97–110.
  • Pulvers, K., & Diekhoff, G. (1999). The relationship between academic dishonesty and college classroom environment. Research in Higher Education, 40, 487–498. doi:10.1023/A:1018792210076
  • Rettinger, D. A., & Kramer, Y. (2009). Situational and personal causes of student cheating. Research in Higher Education, 50, 293–313. doi:10.1007/s11162-008-9116-5
  • Roig, M., & Marks, A. (2006). Attitudes toward cheating before and after the implementation of a modified honor code: A case study. Ethics and Behavior, 16(2), 163–171. doi:10.1207/s15327019eb1602_6
  • Schwartz, B., Tatum, H., & Hageman, M. (2013). Undergraduate perceptions of and responses to academic dishonesty: The impact of honor codes. Ethics & Behavior, 23, 463–476. doi:10.1080/10508422.2013.814538
  • Schwartz, B., Tatum, H., & Wells, J. W. (2012). The honor system: Influences on attitudes, behaviors, and pedagogy. In E. R. Landrum & M. A. McCarthy (Eds.), Teaching ethically: Challenges and opportunities (pp. 89–98). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
  • Stearns, S. A. (2001). The student-instructor relationship’s effect on academic integrity. Ethics & Behavior, 11(3), 275–285. doi:10.1207/S15327019EB1103_6
  • Tippitt, M., Ard, N., Kline, J., Tilghman, J., Chamberlain, B., & Meagher, G. (2009). Creating environments that foster academic integrity. Nursing Education Perspectives, 30, 239–244. doi:10.1043/1536-5026-030.004.0239
  • Vandehey, M. A., Diekhoff, G. M., & LaBeff, E. E. (2007). College cheating: A twenty-year follow-up and the addition of an honor code. Journal of College Student Development, 48, 468–480. doi:10.1353/csd.2007.0043
  • Whitley, B. E., Jr., & Keith-Spiegel, P. (2002). Academic dishonesty: An educator’s guide. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
  • Wilson, J. H., Wilson, H. B., & Legg, A. M. (2012). Building rapport in the classroom and student outcomes. In B. M. Schwartz & R. A. R. Gurung (Eds.), Evidence-based teaching for higher education (pp. 23–37). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.