Dishonesty in academic environments - The influence of peer reporting requirements

Authors
McCabe, DL Trevino, LK Butterfield, KD
Citation
Dl. Mccabe et al., Dishonesty in academic environments - The influence of peer reporting requirements, J HIGH EDUC, 72(1), 2001, pp. 29
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Education
Journal title
JOURNAL OF HIGHER EDUCATION
ISSN journal
00221546 → ACNP
Volume
72
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-1546(200101/02)72:1<29:DIAE-T>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
Student codes of conduct often encourage or require students to report acts of academic dishonesty they observe. This research investigated the influe nce of such requirements on academic dishonesty and the peer reporting of s uch dishonesty. Results suggest that stronger requirements generally lead t o more reporting and less cheating. However, the overall culture of academi c integrity on a campus appears to be more important than peer reporting re quirements.